Yom Kippur War

Question 1

Golda Meir Presidency

Answer 1

1969-74

Question 2

War of Attrition

Answer 2

1969-70

Question 3

Nasser Dies

Answer 3

Sept 1970

Question 4

Egyptians deployed at Suez (War of Attrition)

Answer 4

1 million

Question 5

USSR aerial support in War of Attrition

Answer 5

Operation Kavkaz

Question 6

Aerial battle between IAF & Soviet Pilots in Egypt

Answer 6

Operation Rimon 20

Question 7

No Peace No War

Answer 7

1971-2

Question 8

Sadat proposes plan for Israeli withdrawal in exchange for reopening of canal

Answer 8

Feb 1971

Question 9

Soviet military advisors expelled

Answer 9

15,000 by 1972

Question 10

Sadat financial aid from Saudi Arabia

Answer 10

$500 million

Question 11

President of Syria

Answer 11

Assad

Question 12

Yom Kippur War

Answer 12

6 Oct 1973

Question 13

Egyptian forces

Answer 13

90,000 troops, 850 tanks

Question 14

Syrian forces

Answer 14

500 tanks

Question 15

American airlift

Answer 15

Operation Nickel Grass

Question 16

American aid

Answer 16

$2.2 billion in arms

Question 17

USSR airlift

Answer 17

12-15,000 tonnes airlift + 60,000 sealift to Syria

Question 18

OPEC Oil Embargo

Answer 18

20 Oct 1973

Question 19

US-USSR failed joint UN resolution for ceasefire

Answer 19

22 Oct 1973

Question 20

UNEF formed and fighting ends

Answer 20

24 Oct 1973

Question 21

Casualties of Yom Kippur

Answer 21

3,000 Israeli
15,000 Egyptian and Syrian

Question 22

Set up to investigate Golda Meir role in failure of Yom Kippur

Answer 22

Agranat Commission