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Suez Canal Crisis

By PokemonMaster219

  • The Grudge that Started it All

    The Grudge that Started it All
    The President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser, was furious that the United States and Britain were funding the Aswan Dam to be built. He responded with cutting off access of Britain and France from their main oil supply, the Suez Canal.

  • A Solution Starts to Form

    A Solution Starts to Form
    A conference of nations meets in London to try to find a solution and creates eighteen proposals to solve the potential economic crisis resulting from the loss of oil.

  • Solution Rejected

    Solution Rejected
    The Australian Prime Minister by the name of Robert Menzies traveled all the way to Cairo to present the eighteen proposals. All proposals were hastily rejected.

  • America's Solution is also Rejected

    America's Solution is also Rejected
    USSR rejects America's proposal to ensure the continued use of the Suez Canal.

  • Treacherous Secret Discussions

    Treacherous Secret Discussions
    Sir Anthony Eden holds secret discussions with French officials about possible ways to get back the Suez Canal. One way is to use the military force of Isreal to invade Egypt, allowing France and Britain to recover the canal.

  • The Approval

    The Approval
    Sir Anthony Eden gets approval to use military force in order to gain control of the Suez Canal.

  • The Invasion

    The Invasion
    Israeli forces invade Egypt.

  • Another Proposal

    Another Proposal
    The French and the British offer Egypt a way to end hostilities. President Nasser rejects it, as he did all the others.

  • They Got What They Wanted

    They Got What They Wanted
    The French and British invade Port Said and take the Suez Canal. Is it really over that easily?

  • Money in Peril

    Money in Peril
    The British are warned by Harold Macmillan about a possible economic crisis resulting from the invasion.

  • The Fallout

    The Fallout
    The United States, USSR and the United Nations condemn British and French military action. The fact that America did not back Britain caused Eden to call a cease-fire. The Suez Canal Crisis cause much tension between all nations involved, because friends did not support one another. No one believed Britain when they protested that they were not trying to act as an imperial power. Britain had to realize that they are not a world power anymore. The Suez Crisis caused France to distance itself.