When a shipping company needs to get a large amount of cargo from Asia to the East coast of North America, which route is likely to help them accomplish the goal more quickly and cheaply?

Travel through the Panama Canal.

Explanation:

The Panama Canal is a  passageway that lets ships navigate across Central America from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. It is believed that this man-made waterway is a quick shot from east to west. Without the Canal, vessels will need to travel a long distance around South America. The existence of the canal allows merchant ships to get from one ocean to another more quickly in particular instances  The potential of utilizing the canal contributes to the U.S and other nations' defense.

the triple alliance. germany and austria-hungary were already allies by 1879 when, worried about a threat from russia, they formed the dual alliance. italy joined the group in 1882. there was a concern about a possible attack from france and the alliance needed powerful friends to defend it.