The Suez Crisis, 1956
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•In 1955 Egypt and Russia align with each other
•1956 Egypt begins to get arms from Czechoslovakia
•Gamal Nasser begins to threaten Israel
•USA reacts by pulling out of the Aswan Dam project in Egypt
•Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal
•The Israelis attack first under their policies
•They had a secret deal that the Fr and Br would join in once this happened
•This angered the Americans and they threaten to cut off the oil if they did not back out
•1956 Egypt begins to get arms from Czechoslovakia
•Gamal Nasser begins to threaten Israel
•USA reacts by pulling out of the Aswan Dam project in Egypt
•Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal
•The Israelis attack first under their policies
•They had a secret deal that the Fr and Br would join in once this happened
•This angered the Americans and they threaten to cut off the oil if they did not back out
MORE Suez Crisis
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•The crisis is resolved by the introduction of UN Peacekeeping force (Lester B. Pearson’s idea)
•Israels economy flourishes under the secure conditions
•Changes the influence of power in the region from British and French to Russian and American
•Israels economy flourishes under the secure conditions
•Changes the influence of power in the region from British and French to Russian and American
"I've been a conspirator for so long I mistrust all around me"
~Gamal Abdel Nasser
Summary
The Suez Crisis got more countries involved in this growing Middle Eastern conflict.