The Suez Canal Crisis: Events Of The Cold War

The Suez War or Crisis of 1956 was a geopolitical conflict between Egypt with Israel, Great Britain, and France. Just War theory will be used to assess the “just” qualities of the British’s involvement in the war. Great Britain’s role in the war does not fit within any of the categories of being a just war in either “jus ad bellum” or in “jus in bello.” A “just war” can be justified if it brings peace to a region however; in this case, the Suez War was fought to retain the British’s colonial powers among other reasons.

Trading was a big thing for Egyptians because they were all about they money so trading a lot meant a lot of money for them. Also traveling in the Nile was easier than feet so the Egyptians were getting to places they needed to go fast and easier. In document C it says, “Boats traveling downstream to the north often just flouted but with the floods it the Nile current was about four knots.” The Egyptians really depended on the flood cycle because without it they wouldn’t be able to cross the Nile River without taking more than a couple of days, so it would be hard for them if the floods stopped because they wouldn’t be able to make anymore money.Also traveling was something they also need the Nile for because it was way faster by boat than feet, if they didn’t have the Nile to cross over it would take forever to trade and get the money that they wanted.It would be easier for Egyptians to do traveling and trading with the

In 1882, Great Britain took over Egypt through military invasions, making it a protectorate in order to have control over the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal connected the British Empire in the west to India in the east, making it significant trade route for Britain to control. During the Cold War, Egypt became an area of great tension, challenging British control over the canal. There was an increase of nationalism, along with the rise of Gamal Abdel Nasser to power. His rise to power lead to the Suez Canal Crisis and Egypt’s independence from Britain in 1956. The Arab Spring began in Tunisia in December, 2010, eventually spreading to Egypt in 2011. British control over parts of Africa during the nineteenth century lead to many crises in the 20th and 21st centuries, including the Suez Canal Crisis and the Arab Spring in Egypt.

It began in 1882 wean the British army took control of political structures and economies. In 1952 the British gave up there imperialism aims and left. But the origins of the British imperialism in Egypt was because cotton was the most important cash crop Egypt went ahead and took advantage of the global cotton market during the American Civil War and the Depression of 1873 by selling cotton to meet a growing demand However during this period the Egyptian government also borrowed from European countries for improvements when the price of cotton fell Egypt had already borrowed money to the point of bankruptcy in 1876 As a consequence a group of European states established a debt repayment agency with British and French controllers. Seeing there

In 1956, Gemal Abdul Nassir announced that he wanted the nationalization of the Suez Canal. This canal has been operated by Britain and France since the 18th century and due to this, tensions rose between Egypt, Britain and France. Israel regarded Gemal Abdul Nassir as a threat to its national security and due to this it was easy for Britain and France to convince Israel in the invasion of Egypt and the overthrowing of its president. Israel invaded Sinai Peninsula, Britain and France landed their troops later on the pretence of separating the fighting parties. This was the start of the Suez crisis. The USA condemned their actions and forced the three parties to withdraw and this made it possible

Hiram Maxim created Machine Gun and in 1883, he created the first multi bullet-firing weapon. This lead to wider development of automatic weapons which were later used in war. (Note: the 1862 Gatling gun which was ran by hand cranking.)

Lastly, the Nile River allowed the Egyptians to form a booming economy with art, music, and religion. The Nile River provided Ancient Egypt with all of the basic necessities for life. For example, the Nile provided Ancient Egypt with fresh drinking water and fertile soil and fish for food. This allowed Egyptians to focus on other luxuries like the Pyramids or art and music. This then led to an economy forming with a social structure. Moreover, in Document B, once Akhet and Peret passed, Shemu, harvest season, came and allowed the Egyptians to harvest the crops they planted during Peret and were able to take them to the market to be sold. This added to the booming economy being formed in Egypt due to the Nile providing the basic

Life on the river was pretty much the same for thousands of years, until 1889 when the first Aswan Dam was built in an attempt to control the yearly floods. It proved to be insufficient and was raised two more times until it was decided to build another dam upstream in 1946. Once these dams were functional they provided many benefits to the rapidly growing population, including easier access to drinking water, irrigation for agriculture, electricity for modern life and fishing (Burke and Eaton) . Certainly the benefits to Egyptians were numerable and undeniable. The does not mean there were no negative impacts.The yearly floods no longer came and all that good, nutrient-rich silt that used to wash down the Nile and onto the flood plans was now blocked by the dams. “Before the Aswan High Dam, the Nile River carried about 124 million tons of sediment to the sea each year, depositing nearly 10 million tons on the floodplain and delta. Today, 98% of that sediment remains behind the dam. The result has been a drop in soil productivity and depth, among other serious changes to Egypt’s floodplain agriculture. The Aswan Dam has also led

Research Question: To what extent was the goal of U.S. actions surrounding the Suez Crisis of 1956 to preserve neutrality to protect U.S. interests?

The Nile was a great river that provided good resources enabling the people of Egypt to survive without

Before I apprise you about how the Nile river and the Mediterranean sea have influenced the development of ancient Egypt and have promoted or limited the interaction of this civilization with another civilization or region, I would like to provide you some background information so that you can clearly interpret how the Nile river and the Mediterranean sea have influenced the development of ancient Egypt and have promoted or limited the interaction of this civilization with another civilization or region. For starters, the Nile river is approximately 6,670 km (4,160 miles) in length and is the longest river in Africa and in the world. In spite of the fact that it is generally related to Egypt, only 22% of the Nile’s course runs through Egypt. The Nile flow through Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, Burundi, and Egypt. The river has two tributaries, and the source of the

The effects of Egypt’s control can be shown in, “In Nubia, Egypt imposed direct control and pressed the native population to adopt Egyptian language and culture…Egypt fully participated in the diplomatic and commercial networks linking the states of Western Asia. Egyptian soldiers, administrators, diplomats, and merchants traveled widely, bringing back new fruits and vegetables, new musical instruments, and new technologies…” (page 73, paragraphs 11-12). Egypt used their power to create a sort of “mini-Egypt”, this caused a rise an Egyptian practices and culture. In addition to spreading their own culture, Egypt also gathered from others. They used their connections, created through their territorial expansion, in order to learn and evolve their civilization. As a result of this, their actions and habits may have changed. It’s important to know how societies may influence and change one another, whether it be through force or trade.

The canal was the best thing that ever happened to Panama. The Panama Canal was started under President Roosevelt and completed by his successor, William Howard Taft. The canal was built across an isthmus, a narrow body of land that connects two larger land areas, which connects North and South America. In some places in Panama the isthmus is only 50 miles across. The French started the canal in the late 1800’s. They had just built the then famous Suez Canal with relative ease. The Suez Canal, unlike the Panama Canal, was a straight canal on level ground, in a relatively dry climate. The French had failed in building the Panama Canal because of the tropical climate, in which deadly tropical diseases consumed their

The 1950’s demanded a certain kind of American President: one tranquil enough to reside over a post-WWII society, and yet bold enough to propel the country through the Cold War. Though a description of “Ike” Dwight D. Eisenhower as a strong central leader heavily contradicts the construed image of a “kindly grandfather figure, a bit inarticulate and above politics, a man who enjoyed golfing and trout fishing over the routine chores of running the government’ (Neff 37), it is certainly apt. Eisenhower demonstrated a bold daringness in his time as President; one that was masked by a

With our history, perspective is key. When reading about a certain speech or event it is important to make sure you have a reliable source. Sometimes primary sources are scarce, so secondary sources will be needed. Sometimes the sources can clash with each other, making it hard to tell what is true and not. Different perspectives of historic events can dampen understanding of the true message given when personal bias and dim perspectives are applied. Our history is being influenced by secondary sources rather than the real message of the primary source.