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The 1956 Suez Crisis
CHAPTER 6 The 1956 Suez Crisis On July 26, 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizedthe Suez Canal. The ostensible reason for the nationalization was to usethe tolls to nance the building of the Aswan Dam. Nasser s action was anact of revenge against the british and the French, who had previously heldcontrol of the company that controlled the Canal. This con ict precipi-tated an international Crisis over ownership and operation of the French and british were immediately thrust into the domain oflosses by the nationalization of the Canal. The british had recently with-drawn 90,000 troops from the area on June 13, in response to strongAmerican French were having trouble with their colonialsin Algeria. Both countries saw the seizure of the Canal as prelude to thecomplete loss of their colonial positions in the African and Asian s perspective during the Suez Crisis stands in stark contrast tothe Europeans , at least partly because America had different goals andstakes in the Canal than did the british and French.
The British, French, and Israelis, on the other hand, did intervene militar-ily into Egyptian territory. Why did Eisenhower chose not to use Ameri- ... and was ready to proceed under our original offer. Since conditions had changed markedly and we …
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