In my point of view, i think it is fair to call the US an imperialist power in the Middle East after 1950.Imperialist is an action that involves a country extending its power by the acquisition of territories. Although the US didn’t want to have a colonization in the Middle East, but US do have Interference in the situation in the Middle East.
For instance, In the second Middle East war, Britain, France and the three countries were allied, and Britain and France had a trade interest in the Suez Canal, while Israel needed to open the canal to allow the navigation of Israeli ships. The actions of the British and French countries were universally criticized by the international community. The United States, as an ally of the Three Kingdoms, was also dissatisfied with the covert operation, which saw the Anglo-French aggression as a manifestation of colonialism. U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower directly called the British Prime Minister Aiden for pressure. Economically, the US government deliberately dumped the pound, causing the pound to float and depreciate by 15%, while rejecting UK loan …show more content…
The Soviet Union's foreign policy has created a military weakness in Egypt, with the United States and its allies supporting Israel as the most advanced offensive weapon of all time, while the Soviets provided Egyptian defensive weapons in a rather reluctant situation. Former President Gamal Abdel Nasser has visited Moscow, and Nasser urged Moscow's top brass, claiming that if the Soviets refused to provide weapons, he would return to Egypt to announce to the Egyptian people that the Soviet Union had abandoned them and, in turn, to seek support from the United States, so that the United States would prevail in this region. As the Soviet Union was unable to accept the U.S. intervention in Egypt, it finally agreed to provide Egyptian anti-aircraft missiles to defend the
For instance, In the second Middle East war, Britain, France and the three countries were allied, and Britain and France had a trade interest in the Suez Canal, while Israel needed to open the canal to allow the navigation of Israeli ships. The actions of the British and French countries were universally criticized by the international community. The United States, as an ally of the Three Kingdoms, was also dissatisfied with the covert operation, which saw the Anglo-French aggression as a manifestation of colonialism. U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower directly called the British Prime Minister Aiden for pressure. Economically, the US government deliberately dumped the pound, causing the pound to float and depreciate by 15%, while rejecting UK loan …show more content…
The Soviet Union's foreign policy has created a military weakness in Egypt, with the United States and its allies supporting Israel as the most advanced offensive weapon of all time, while the Soviets provided Egyptian defensive weapons in a rather reluctant situation. Former President Gamal Abdel Nasser has visited Moscow, and Nasser urged Moscow's top brass, claiming that if the Soviets refused to provide weapons, he would return to Egypt to announce to the Egyptian people that the Soviet Union had abandoned them and, in turn, to seek support from the United States, so that the United States would prevail in this region. As the Soviet Union was unable to accept the U.S. intervention in Egypt, it finally agreed to provide Egyptian anti-aircraft missiles to defend the