Suez Crisis

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Cold War-era conflict international crisis military conflict

The Suez Crisis was a 1956 conflict triggered by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal, which exposed rifts between Britain, France, Israel, and the United States and marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern and global power politics.

Aliases (6)

Suez Crisis of 1956 ×2
1956 Sinai War ×1
Egyptian nationalization of the Suez Canal Company on 1956-07-26 ×1
Suez Canal Crisis ×1
Suez Canal crisis ×1
Suez Crisis (1956) affected the region ×1

Statements (80)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War-era conflict → international crisis → military conflict →
belligerent	Egypt → France → Israel → United Kingdom →
conflictType	coalition intervention → limited war →
countryInvolved	Egypt → France → Israel → Soviet Union → United Kingdom → United States →
endDate	1957-03- →
followedBy	Six-Day War → continued Arab–Israeli conflict → deployment of UN peacekeepers in Sinai →
hasAlternativeName	Second Arab–Israeli War → Suez Canal Crisis → Tripartite Aggression →
hasCause	British and French opposition to Egyptian nationalization of the Suez Canal → Cold War rivalries in the Middle East → Israeli–Egyptian tensions and border clashes → dispute over control of the Suez Canal →
hasParticipant	Abdel Hakim Amer → Anthony Eden → David Ben-Gurion → Dwight D. Eisenhower → Gamal Abdel Nasser → Guy Mollet → Moshe Dayan → Nikita Khrushchev →
historicalSignificance	contributed to the rise of Arab nationalism → demonstrated the role of the United Nations in crisis management → highlighted U.S.–British policy differences during the Cold War → marked a decline of British and French imperial power → marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern politics →
involvesOrganization	Arab League → North Atlantic Treaty Organization → Suez Canal Company → United Nations → United Nations Emergency Force →
keyEvent	Anglo-French air strikes on Egyptian airfields → Anglo-French amphibious landings near Port Said → Anglo-French ultimatum to Egypt and Israel → Israeli invasion of Sinai on 1956-10-29 → UN-brokered ceasefire in November 1956 → deployment of the first United Nations Emergency Force →
location	Egypt → Port Said → Sinai Peninsula → Suez Canal → Suez Governorate →
mainYear	1956 →
mediatedBy	Soviet Union → United Nations → United States →
precededBy	Czech–Egyptian arms deal of 1955 → Egyptian revolution of 1952 → cancellation of Western financing for the Aswan High Dam →
relatedTo	Arab nationalism → Arab–Israeli conflict → British Empire → Eisenhower Doctrine → French colonial policy → decolonization →
result	continued Egyptian control of the Suez Canal → increased U.S. and Soviet influence in the Middle East → introduction of the United States Eisenhower Doctrine for the Middle East → military success but political defeat for Britain, France, and Israel → strengthening of Gamal Abdel Nasser’s prestige in the Arab world → weakening of British and French influence in the Middle East → withdrawal of British, French, and Israeli forces from Egypt →
startDate	1956-10-29 →
theater	Middle East →
timePeriod	Cold War →
triggeredBy	Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s decision to nationalize the Suez Canal Company → nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt →

Referenced by (54)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment → Canadian Army (pre‑1968) → Egyptian Air Force → Parachute Regiment → United Nations Emergency Force → Women's Royal Army Corps →	conflict
Anglo-American relations → Port Said ("Suez Crisis of 1956") → Sinai Peninsula → Suez ("Suez Crisis (1956) affected the region") →	historicalEvent
Abdel Hakim Amer → Anthony Eden → Anthony Eden → Guy Mollet →	notableEvent
Hawker Hunter → Hawker Sea Hawk → M4 Sherman tank → North American F-86 Sabre →	usedInConflict
Egyptian military administration → Egyptian military administration ("1956 Sinai War") → Suez Canal →	relatedEvent
Egyptian administration of the Gaza Strip → Foreign relations of the United Kingdom (historical) → Military history of the United Kingdom →	significantEvent
Arab–Israeli War of 1948 → Egyptian revolution of 1952 →	followedBy
Gamal Abdel Nasser → Nikolai Bulganin →	participantIn
Egyptian Armed Forces → Guy Mollet →	participatedIn
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956–1978 →	aboutEvent
Abdel Hakim Amer →	battle
Anthony Eden →	causeOfResignation
Suez Canal →	closedDuring
Eisenhower Doctrine ("Suez Crisis of 1956") →	context
British occupation of Egypt →	endCause
Egyptian Navy →	engagedIn
Royal Marines Commandos →	engagement
emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly →	firstHeldOnSubject
Tripartite Aggression →	hasAlias
Suez Crisis ("Suez Canal Crisis") →	hasAlternativeName
Elizabethan era (second Elizabethan age) →	hasKeyEvent
Eisenhower administration →	inOfficeDuring
French Fourth Republic →	involvedIn
Arab–Israeli conflict →	majorWar
Moshe Dayan →	militaryConflict
1956 Summer Olympics →	politicalContext
Czech–Egyptian arms deal of 1955 →	preceded
Six-Day War →	precededBy
War of Attrition ("Suez Canal crisis") →	relatedTo
Suez Canal Company →	subjectOf
Tripartite Aggression ("Egyptian nationalization of the Suez Canal Company on 1956-07-26") →	triggeredBy
RAF Akrotiri →	usedDuringConflict
Port Said →	wasBombardedDuring