The Suez crisis, 1956
•In 1955 Egypt and Russia align with each other
•1956 Egypt begins to get arms from Czechoslovakia
•Gamal Nasser (Egyptian leader) 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 (Egyptian leader) 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
Suez crisis con't
•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
"LAND FOR PEACE"
•Israels economy flourishes under the secure conditions
•Changes the influence of power in the region from British and French to Russian and American
"LAND FOR PEACE"
"I have been a conspirator for so long that I mistrust all around me" -Nasser
Additional information about the Suez Crisis
If the UN didn't go in and stopped the Israelis, how long would have the war lasted?
Additional information about the Suez Crisis
If the UN didn't go in and stopped the Israelis, how long would have the war lasted?
SUMMARY:
In 1956 Nasser threaten Israel and nationalized the Suez Canal so that Israel wouldn't use it; therefore, they attacked Egypt.
In 1956 Nasser threaten Israel and nationalized the Suez Canal so that Israel wouldn't use it; therefore, they attacked Egypt.