Question

How did the geographical features of the Suez Canal contribute to international conflict during the Cold War? Support your answer with specific details about the 1956 Suez Crisis.

Answer 1

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The way geographical features of Suez Canal contributed to the international conflict was that around 1956 was when the Cold War was violent. Also other conflicts that had around the same year in the month of October 29 was that there was an invasion of Egypt by Israel all happening in the Middle East. The Suez canal also controlled by French and British interests. Even though the Suez Canal was in Egypt, it was still run by Britain and France. Both countries were allies and were also against Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union

Answer 2

The Suez Crisis began on October 29, 1956, when Israeli armed forces pushed into Egypt toward the Suez Canal after Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-70) nationalized the canal, a valuable waterway that controlled two-thirds of the oil used by Europe.

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