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Oct 27, 2016 · The Suez Crisis was precipitated by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s decision in July 1956 to nationalize the 120-mile Suez Canal, which had been jointly controlled by Great Britain...
The Suez Crisis or the Second Arab–Israeli War, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and as the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956.
Mar 3, 2011 · The Suez Crisis. By Laurie Milner. Last updated 2011-03-03. What were the events that led to the Suez Crisis, and did it deal a final blow to Britain's self-image as a world power to be...
The Suez Canal in Egypt was an important asset for Britain after the Second World War. It was central to maintaining links with its remaining overseas possessions and the main source of oil in the Middle East.
20th-century international relations: The Suez Crisis. Key People. Ariel Sharon. prime minister of Israel. Gamal Abdel Nasser. president of Egypt. David Ben-Gurion. prime minister of Israel. Moshe Dayan. Israeli statesman. Dag Hammarskjöld. Swedish statesman and secretary-general of the United Nations. Ralph Bunche. American diplomat. Anthony Eden.
Jul 25, 2020 · What was the Suez Crisis? With relations between the West and East on a knife’s edge during the Cold War, Britain and France secretly colluded with Israel to stage a military attack on the Suez Canal in Egypt. The aim of this ‘Tripartite Aggression’ was to bring the strategic waterway under their control. Why was the Suez Canal so important?
Feb 7, 2006 · The 1956 Suez Crisis was a military and political confrontation in Egypt that threatened to divide the United States and Great Britain, potentially harming the Western military alliance that had won the Second World War .
