Based on your knowledge of world history and the map, which of the following best characterizes British involvement in the Indian Ocean between 1750–1900 (C) E.?

(A) The British constructed an undersea cable connecting India to Arabia to facilitate communications among the Islamic world. (B) The British invested in strategic infrastructure and occupied territories in order to protect their interests in the region. (C) The British dominated the entire Indian Ocean region by virtue of their powerful navy. (D) The British largely exam_ins existing powers in control of their domains, content to monopolize trade in the region.Explanation: The Suez Canal in the west, India in the east, and the cable spanning the distance between the two should all remind you that the British were heavily involved in the Indian Ocean. Choices (A) and (D) do not support this idea, so eliminate them. Eliminate (C) as well; although the British navy was powerful, the British did not control the entire Indian Ocean area. Therefore, (B) is the answer.