Egypt Cold War

By mattgelb12

  • End of British Military presence

    End of British Military presence
    In 1954 Egypt tried to end Britain's military presence near the Suez canal. This attempt possibly ignited the British to join Israel in the attempt to take over the land for the Suez Canal.

  • Egypt Armed

    Egypt Armed
    In 1955 the Soviet union armed the Egyptian government in an effort to spread communistic views to Arab countries.

  • Israel Invasion

    Israel Invasion
    Israel soldeirs invaded Egypt near the Suez Canal after Egypt president Gamel Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez canal in July of that year.

  • Israel, French, British invasion

    Israel, French, British invasion
    Two days later British and French soldiers joined the Israel soldiers. Their attempt succeed, they gained some of the area around the Suez canal.

  • Withdrawl

    Withdrawl
    Israel withdraws their troops form Egypt because the United States did not appreciate the fact that specifically Britain did not keep the United States informed of their military campaign.