The Suez Canal crisis was the nationalisation of the Suez canal in 1956 by Nasser of Egypt. The canal was a vital waterway for many countries so Britain France and Israel decided to invade the Suez Canal.
1956
Suez canal, in the southern Sinai Peninsula.
The British and French challenging of Egyptian President Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal
Eisenhower
Einsenhower refused to support his western allies attempts to take the canal.
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Answer this question… What was the Soviet Union's main motivation for providing military support to Egypt during the Suez Canal crisis?
Answer this question… What was the Soviet Union's main motivation for providing military support to Egypt during the Suez Canal crisis?
Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt became a leader in the Arab world as a result of the Suez Crisis.
Gamal Abdel Nassser nationalized the Suez Canal and Eisenhower did not help Western allies when they seized control of the canal
The Suez Canal Crisis has nothing to do with the Palestinian Arabs. It was a conflict between Egyptian National Interests and those of Israel, France, and the United Kingdom concerning control of the Suez Canal.
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