The Suez Crisis, 1956
- In 1955 Egypt and Russia 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 going in once this happened
- This angered the Americans and they threaten to cut off the oil if they did no back out
The Suez Crisis occurred when Egypt aligned with Russia and Gamal Nasser threatens Israel. USA reacts by pulling out of the Aswan Dam Project in Egypt. Nasser then nationalizes the Suez Canal. The crisis is resolved when the UN steps in. These changes influence the power of the region from British and French to Russian and American.