The Suez Crisis, 1956
- in 1955 Russia and Egypt 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 join once this happened
- This angered the Americans and they threatened to cut off the oil if they did not back out.
- Crisis solved by the introduction of the UN peace keeping force ( Lester B. Pearson's idea)
- Israels economy flourishes under the secure conditions
- Changes the influence of power in the area from British and French to American and Russian
Quote
“All my life I have been a man of peace…. I still have the same devotion to peace.”
- Anthony Eden
- Anthony Eden
Subjunctive Question
What would have happened if America didn't interfere?
Summary
After Israel attacks, and the french and british support them, America ends it by threatening to cut the oil off. This let Israel then flourish economically because they were stable.