suez crisis Flashcards
When did british and Egyptian leaders meet for the first time?
feb 1955
british prime minister was
who did nasser seek help from?
USA - refused
SU -accepted
what was operation Omega and why did it happen?
britain and USA attacking egypt through the media.
happened because egypt got help from Su, while cold war was on
Who tried to assassinate Nasser and how?
France, USA and Britain
poison,nerve gas and shooting
who owned the suez canal?
british and french companies
what did nasser do about the suez canal and why?
Announces he will take
wanted egypt to own it
what was france’s plan for dealing with the suez crisis?
Israel would attack egypt, and then france and britain would intervene under the premise of stopping war and protecting the canal
what did britain hope the egyptians would do and what did they actually do?
Britain hoped they would betray nasser
many civilians joined the egyptian army
Why did the crisis stop?
Usa were against the plan and intervened
