Question

Which piece of textual evidence best supports the inference that the Germans could not lay new cables in the waters of the English Channel?

Answer 1

Textual evidence is the evidence from the text to support your statement or argument.

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- There were 30 cable laying ships in 1896 and the british owned 24 of them, proving their market dominance
- During world war I, britain's telegraph communication almost flawless and uninterrupted, while Germany's cables were quickly cut world wide