Question

What did the Suez Crisis show about power in the Cold War?

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A. The UN was the third superpower.
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B. The United States and the Soviet Union held the balance of power.
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C. No countries other than the United States had any influence.
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D. Britain was still a superpower.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. The Suez Crisis showed that the United States and the Soviet Union held the balance of power in the Cold War.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Suez Crisis was the war in which Israel, Britain and France attacked Egypt at the end of 1956. The British-French Suez Company, which controlled the Suez Canal was licensed to operate until 1968, after which ownership would be transferred to the Egyptian state. Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser decided to nationalize the Suez Company prematurely, which was interpreted by the owners as a clear provocation. Israel, which saw in Egypt its worst enemy, joined the conflict. The United States, the Soviet Union and the United Nations played crucial roles in forcing Britain, France and Israel to withdraw.