Answer:
Western Bloc
Explanation:
Just as other theaters of global two-superpower rivalry, the Middle East was a scenario of the Cold War. The United States and West Europe competed over influence and interests with the Soviet Union and its bloc. In the Middle East, America´s closest ally has always been Israel. Among the Arabic states, Saudi Arabia - the world´s largest oil producer - was and still is a relevant American ally.
The correct answer is the Suez Canal in Egypt.
The others are in different continents: The Grand Canal in Europe (Venice), the Panama Canal in the Americas ( and splits the two Americas) and Erie Canal is in America (NY).
The colonists were angry because it gave the British a way to search their homes for smuggled goods.
The French army helped America corner the British by making a blockade and preventing any escape by water whilst the Americans attacked and sealed off any escape by land.