The Suez Crisis 1956
- 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 French and British would going in once this happened
- This angered the Americans and they threaten to cut off the oil if they did no back out
Resolution of Suez Crisis
- The crisis is resolved by the introduction of UN Peacekeeping force idea by Lester Pearson
- Israels economy flourishes
Summary
Suez Canal was built by French and British for transportation purposes to give access from Mediterranean to Indian Ocean. USA was building the Aswan Dam in Egypt which would be power for North Africa. Nasser threatens Israel and nationalizes the Suez Canal which caused stress for the US and Arab countries. UN resolved the Suez Crisis by using Lester B. Pearson's UN Peacekeeping force
and Israelis were given access to use the canal and their economy flourished. Overall the second war changed the influence of power in the region from British and French to Russian and American (Cold War).
and Israelis were given access to use the canal and their economy flourished. Overall the second war changed the influence of power in the region from British and French to Russian and American (Cold War).