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Suez Crisis: Causes and Consequences

The Suez Crisis of 1956 was caused by Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal, Britain's refusal to finance a dam, and the desire to unite Arab nations. The crisis led to military intervention by Britain and France, but they ultimately withdrew due to international pressure, leaving Egypt in control of the canal. Consequences included Nasser's rise as a hero in the Arab world, Israel's military actions against Egypt, and a significant decline in British influence in the Middle East, with the USA emerging as the dominant power.

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Suez Crisis: Causes and Consequences

The Suez Crisis of 1956 was caused by Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal, Britain's refusal to finance a dam, and the desire to unite Arab nations. The crisis led to military intervention by Britain and France, but they ultimately withdrew due to international pressure, leaving Egypt in control of the canal. Consequences included Nasser's rise as a hero in the Arab world, Israel's military actions against Egypt, and a significant decline in British influence in the Middle East, with the USA emerging as the dominant power.

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Trenches, Treaties & Terror

Weeks 29–30: How did the Cold War cause conflict in the
Middle East?

Y8 T5 LO5 Worksheet 2.

Activity 3: Using pages 144 and 145 of the Student Book to help you, fill in causes, details
and consequences of the Suez Crisis of 1956 in the diagram below.

Cause of the Suez Crisis Cause of the Suez Crisis Cause of the Suez Crisis
Nassar nationalised the Britain would not pay for a The Arab and Jewish war
river which made Britain dam when they found out made Nassar want to
unhappy, and caused Nassar was using Soviet unite the 2 nations into
them and the French to try weapons, so he one and saw the river as
and get back control of the nationalised it to charge the gateway to do so. This
river. This was because fees which would get him resulted in Egypt taking
the river was a way for money and get him the full control over the river
Britain to get resources dam he wanted. and people paying fees on
that they needed for life. it which Egypt profited of.

The Suez Crisis: what happened?


Britain and France decided to invade Egypt by bombing it
to get the river back. This caused many countries to be
angry. The UN threatened to stop giving them money,
which made them stop and they withdrew their troops,
and Egypt still had the control over the Suez Canal.

Consequence of the Consequence of the Consequence of the


Suez Crisis Suez Crisis Suez Crisis
Other Arab countries saw Whilst Israel had not been Prime Minister Eden
Nassar as a hero and allowed to use the canal, resigned because of the
leader of all Arabs. He their army annihilated crisis. Because we had
had also gained control Egypt’s and they’re was a gone against the USA, we
over the entire canal, and low chance of an air had been humiliated. The
eventually made enough attack. The UN also built a USA was also now the
money to build the dam he stronger border between chief global power instead
wanted built. His three Egypt and Israel to protect of Britain. Our influence in
aims had been achieved. Israel. the middle east was
finished.

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