Suez Crisis

States had realized that they were by no means invincible regarding their advances in american technology. The Suez Crisis, NATO and the Warsaw Pact were some events demonstrating the struggling relations between the U.S and The Soviet Union. The Suez Crisis, NATO and the Warsaw Pact were some events demonstrating the struggling relations between the U.S and The Soviet Union. The Suez Crisis had shown that the Americans were not easily brought into an alliance or friendship. This is…

Strategic access to the Suez Canal made Egypt valuable to British interests. During the First World War, the Ottoman Empire attacked the unprepared British troops in Egypt but fell back before reaching the canal. Alarmed by the Ottoman Empire’s attack in 1915, Britain further increased its presence in Egypt under the command of General Edmund Allenby. By maintaining an efficient supply line to Egypt, the British were able to hold their ground against the Ottoman Empire in Egypt until the…

In 1956 Sudan finally achieved independence from the British colonizers. Around this same time, surrounding countries had military coups, dictators, and corrupt government developing. The question that remained in everyone’s mind was one of Sudan’s fate. Author’s used this opportunity to write excerpts, poetry, and novels to analyze the Sudanese, their government, and ultimately those who they felt were to blame for the turmoil Sudan and the surrounding areas, the British. One of those authors…

Roosevelt also used this as a time to tell Churchill that he decided upon Dwight D. Eisenhower as the commanding general to lead the Normandy Invasion. The result of the Cairo Conference was the declaration that was issued during the first meeting and stated that the Allied powers would use military force until Japan decided to surrender, so the allied countries could punish Japan for its aggression and hostility towards its neighboring countries. Arab-Israeli conflicts are still an issue in…

influence all over the world, as is evident from its territory comprised of more than a quarter of the land area of the globe. The Suez Canal which was opened in 1869 hugely contributed to maintain the empire by providing a shorter link to the sea between Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. Its geo-strategic importance is illustrated in the comment of Anthony Eden, “If the Suez Canal is our back door to the East, it is the front door to Europe of Australia, New Zealand and India. If you like to…

Nationalization of the Suez Canal An analysis through Prospect Theory On 26th July, 1956 Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal and the reason that he gave for the nationalization was that he required funds for the building for the Aswan dam. Though in reality it was an act of revenge against the French, British and Americans because they had recently refused to fund the building of Aswan Dam and he wanted to establish Egypt as the leader of middle-east by embarking an end to the…

Third party countries played a major role in the Suez Crisis/Sinai Conflict of 1956. In order to understand the impact made by third parties, one must first understand the history of the Suez Canal, the rise of power of Nasser, and the complete Suez Crisis/Sinai Conflict itself. The Suez Canal opened on November 17, 1869. This canal is an important waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It allows for lesser distances to deliver goods to other parts of the world. Without…

Maritime de Suez was responsible for the construction of the Suez Canal in Egypt. This channel connected the Read Sea with the Mediterranean Sea, opening a shorter trade route between Asia and Europe. Almost 100 years later, in 1956 the Egyptian President nationalized the canal, resulting in the Suez Crisis with military actions by Israel, France and the United Kingdom. However, the channel remained in the hands of Egypt. In 1962 Egypt fulfilled its last payment to the Compagnie de Suez. On…

forces. U.S. naval forces became involved in the conflict after repeated attacks on maritime shipping and U.S. naval assets in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The threat to the freedom of navigation transiting through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to reach the Suez Canal was the main catalyst for conflict in the year 2018, and it remains highly volatile today. The relationship with China, Eritrea, and Saudi Arabia have many strategic implications for the U.S. as the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is a critical…

periods of foreign occupation, Sinai was, like the rest of Egypt, also occupied and controlled by foreign empires. In more recent history the Ottoman Empire (1517-1867) and the United Kingdom (1882-1956). Israel invaded and occupied Sinai during the Suez Crisis of 1956, which led to the six day war of 1967. On 6th of October 1973, Egypt launched the Yom Kippur War to retake the Peninsula, then the Isreal-Egypt treaty took place in 1979. By 1982,…