Yom Kippur Flashcards
Who was the war fought between?
The Yom Kippur War was fought between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt and Syria.
When did it take place?
It took place between October 6th and October 25th in 1973
Effect on the Cold war?
The war heightened tensions in the Cold War between the world’s two nuclear superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. As they both were considering entering the war potentially beginning a third world war
Prime Minister of Israel?
The Prime Minister of Israel was Golda Meir.
President of Egypt?
The President of Egypt was Anwar Sadat who succeeded Gamel Nasser in 1970.
Which Cold War superpowers supported who?
The United States supported Israel.
The Soviet Union supported Egypt and Syria.
How did the war begin?
The Egyptians and the Syrians started the attack on Yom Kippur (religious holiday). They figured that the Israeli Army would be less alert on their holy day.
What was the intial attack?
The initial attack worked very well. The Egyptians crossed the Suez Canal and took control of the Sinai Peninsula. At the same time the Syrians attacked to the north taking control of the Golan Heights.
What was Israels counter attack?
They quickly took back the Golan Heights as well as the Sinai Peninsula. They continued to push back both the Egyptians and the Syrians.
How did the war end?
On October 22, the United Nations negotiated a cease-fire, however, the fighting soon broke out again. Soon Israel had the Egyptian Army nearly surrounded.
The possibility of a third world war was threatened as both superpowers considered entering the war.
On October 25, 1973 another cease fire was negotiated.
did Israel have a warning of an attack?
Israel did have some warning that an attack was coming
Israeli advantage
One of the big advantages that the Israelis had was intelligence supplied by United States with its SR-71 Blackbird spy plane.
