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.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Suez Crisis canonical	91
Suez Crisis of 1956	6
Suez Crisis (1956)	2
1956 Sinai War	1
1956 Suez Crisis	1
1956 Suez War	1
Anglo-French-Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956	1
Egyptian nationalization of the Suez Canal Company on 1956-07-26	1
Israeli invasion of Sinai in 1956	1
Suez Canal Crisis	1
Suez Canal crisis	1
Suez Crisis (1956) affected the region	1
Suez Crisis 1956	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 of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1957-03- ⓘ
followedBy	Six-Day War ⓘ continued Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ deployment of UN peacekeepers in Sinai ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Six-Day War ⓘ surface form: Second Arab–Israeli War Suez Crisis ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ NATO ⓘ surface form: 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 of America ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

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Anglo-American relations → historicalEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Egyptian Armed Forces → participatedIn → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Arab–Israeli conflict → majorWar → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Sinai Peninsula → historicalEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Eisenhower Doctrine → context → Suez Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suez Crisis of 1956

Military history of the United Kingdom → significantEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

1956 Summer Olympics → politicalContext → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Suez Canal → relatedEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Suez Canal → closedDuring → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Suez Crisis → hasAlternativeName → Suez Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suez Canal Crisis

Parachute Regiment → conflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Eisenhower administration → inOfficeDuring → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Anthony Eden → notableEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Anthony Eden → causeOfResignation → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Six-Day War → precededBy → Suez Crisis ⓘ

United Nations Emergency Force → conflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Arab–Israeli War of 1948 → followedBy → Suez Crisis ⓘ

War of Attrition → relatedTo → Suez Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suez Canal crisis

Egyptian Air Force → conflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Gamal Abdel Nasser → participantIn → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Egyptian Navy → engagedIn → Suez Crisis ⓘ

French Fourth Republic → involvedIn → Suez Crisis ⓘ

emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly → firstHeldOnSubject → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Canadian Army (pre‑1968) → conflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Women's Royal Army Corps → conflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

RAF Akrotiri → usedDuringConflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Elizabethan era (second Elizabethan age) → hasKeyEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Port Said → historicalEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suez Crisis of 1956

Port Said → wasBombardedDuring → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Nikolai Bulganin → participantIn → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956–1978 → aboutEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Foreign relations of the United Kingdom (historical) → significantEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Suez → historicalEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suez Crisis (1956) affected the region

Suez Canal Company → subjectOf → Suez Crisis ⓘ

North American F-86 Sabre → usedInConflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Egyptian administration of the Gaza Strip → significantEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Hawker Hunter → usedInConflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Hawker Sea Hawk → usedInConflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Tripartite Aggression → hasAlias → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Tripartite Aggression → triggeredBy → Suez Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian nationalization of the Suez Canal Company on 1956-07-26

Guy Mollet → notableEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Guy Mollet → participatedIn → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Egyptian revolution of 1952 → followedBy → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Czech–Egyptian arms deal of 1955 → preceded → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Abdel Hakim Amer → notableEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Abdel Hakim Amer → battle → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Moshe Dayan → militaryConflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Egyptian military administration → relatedEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1956 Sinai War

2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment → conflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ