The Suez Canal Crisis

The Suez Canal Crisis occurred in 1956.

• 1954

• 1960

• 1970

• 1956

The Suez Canal is located in Egypt.

• Morocco

• Greece

• Brazil

• Egypt

The crisis involved a military conflict between Egypt and Israel.

• Yom Kippur War

• Gulf War

• Six-Day War

• Arab-Israeli War

The Suez Canal was nationalized by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.

• Anwar Sadat

• Gamal Abdel Nasser

• Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

• Hosni Mubarak

The crisis was triggered by the nationalization of the Suez Canal.

• expansion of the Suez Canal

• nationalization of the Suez Canal

• construction of the Suez Canal

• privatization of the Suez Canal

The United States supported Egypt during the Suez Canal Crisis.

• False

• Not sure

• True

• Partially true

The United Kingdom and France were against the nationalization of the Suez Canal.

• The United Kingdom and France

• Germany and Italy

• Spain and Portugal

• Russia and China

The crisis led to the invasion of Egypt by Israel, followed by the UK and France.

• Berlin Crisis

• Gulf War

• Suez Crisis

• Cuban Missile Crisis

The United Nations intervened to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis.

• The World Health Organization

• The United Nations

• NATO

• The European Union

The crisis highlighted the decline of European colonial powers in the Middle East.

• The crisis highlighted the decline of European colonial powers in the Middle East.

• The crisis led to the strengthening of European colonial powers in the Middle East.

• The crisis had no impact on European colonial powers in the Middle East.

• The crisis highlighted the rise of European colonial powers in the Middle East.