yom kippur Flashcards
why did fighting break out after the 6-day war
no peace treaty was made
what did Egypt want to do
clear ships from the canal but Israel now occupied Sinai and wouldn’t let them unless they could use the canal
when was the war of attrition and what was it
1970 - just trying to wear out the other side
what did president Sadat want
peace so he could clear the canals and rebuild and he had 1 million men ready to fight = expensive
when did Nasser die
September 1970
how did Sadat try get peace with Israel
offered to recognize Israel but they said no
how did Sadat try to butter up the USA to persuade Israel of peace
fired all anti-use government members
- expelled 15000 soviet advisors who were training the Egyptian army
why didn’t buttering up America work
America was too caught up in Vietnam and the 6 million us jews put pressure eon america to stay zionist
when did Sadat give up on peace
1972
what were Sadat’s non-peace preparations
he had a stronger army because of aid from Saudi Arabia and the Syrian leader was now an ally
quote by soda showing he scrapped peace
September 1972 : “we have had enough talk”
when did Egypt and Syria invade
6 October 1973
how many troops did Egypt have
90 000 troops and 850 tanks
what were the initial Egyptian wins
they destroyed 350 Israeli tanks and regained part of Sinai
what troops did Syria have
500 tanks
what were initial Syrian wins
they struck down Israeli planes with Soviet surface to air missiles
when had Israel pushed Syria back
12 October 1973
when does Israel cross the canal and trap Egypt’s 3rd army
15 October 1973
what was the oil weapon
Israel were threatening Cairo so Saudi Arabia banned oil exports to the USA and other Arab sates reduced exports to the west
how were the USSR initially involved
they sent arms to Syria and Egypt
what was soviet advise when the Israelis crossed the canal
to quit while they still had part of sinai
how did the USA initially help
organised an airlift to Israel
how did the USA bring peace
they ordered Israel not to take cairo or Damascus due to fear of the oil weapon
what did the UN do to bring peace
resolution 338 on 22 October 1973
why did both the USA and USSR want peace
they didn’t want direct conflict
when was the ceasefire
26 October 1973
what were the effects of Yom Kippur
the Arabs showed that Israel was not invincible
- but the Israelis proved military strength because it only took them 3 days to mobilise
