Suez Crisis, 1956
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Causes 1 | US and Britain stopped helping Egypt build the Aswan High Dam |
| Causes 2 | Nasser got hold of the Suez Canal to get money for the Dam |
| Causes 3 | US and Britain were scared that Nasser would close the canal |
| Causes 4 | Nasser might cancel the shipments of oil going to the Persian Gulf to Western Europe |
| Causes 5 | Israel joined because of the blockage of the straits of tiran |
| Countries | Britain, France, Israel, Egypt |
| Gamal Abdel Nasser | President of Egypt 1956 |
| Anthony Eden | Prime Minister of UK in 1956 |
| Effects and Results 1 | Israel got the strait of tiran |
| Effects and Results 2 | the only change in the suez canal was who controlled it |
| Effects and Results 3 | israel, britain and france lost influence |
| July 26 1956 | nasser announces plan to nationalize suez canal |
| July 30 1956 | Eden tells nasser that he cant have the suez canal |
| August 21 1956 | ussr says it will send troops if egypt is attacked |
| september 14 1956 | egypt gains full control of suez canal |
| november 6 1956 | ceasefire forced by US influence |
| March 1 1956 | israel agrees to withdraw from the gaza strip and sinai |
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