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_A great gulf, however, has been opened between man's
material advance and his social and moral progress, a gulf in which he
may one day be lost if it is not closed or narrowed.
Lester B. Pearson
Lester B. Pearson
Lester B. Pearson and the Suez Crisis, 1956
-In 1956 Egyptian President Gamal Nasser seized the Suez Canal
-This was a problem because it was a vital trade route for both Britain and France and was the main source of oil and the potential loss of those supplies were an economic threat
-British and French politicians joined forces with Israel, long time enemy of Egypt, in an attack against Nasser
-On Oct 29, 1956, Britain and France reinfored the Israelis and the joint effort defeated the Egyptian army quickly
-Within ten days the British and French forces had completely occupied the Suez region
-Egypt responded by sinking 40 ships in the canal and blocking all passage
-The two European powers refused to back down even with the requests from the UN
-The rest of the world shunned Britain and France and soon the UN salvage team moed in to clear the Canal and they backed down
-Control of the canal was given back to Egypt in March 1957
-The Egyptian government was allowed control over the canal as long as they permitted all vessels from any nation free passage through it.
-Cold War Allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) they continued to cooperate
-In 1962 Britain had adopted the US Polaris missile system
-This was a problem because it was a vital trade route for both Britain and France and was the main source of oil and the potential loss of those supplies were an economic threat
-British and French politicians joined forces with Israel, long time enemy of Egypt, in an attack against Nasser
-On Oct 29, 1956, Britain and France reinfored the Israelis and the joint effort defeated the Egyptian army quickly
-Within ten days the British and French forces had completely occupied the Suez region
-Egypt responded by sinking 40 ships in the canal and blocking all passage
-The two European powers refused to back down even with the requests from the UN
-The rest of the world shunned Britain and France and soon the UN salvage team moed in to clear the Canal and they backed down
-Control of the canal was given back to Egypt in March 1957
-The Egyptian government was allowed control over the canal as long as they permitted all vessels from any nation free passage through it.
-Cold War Allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) they continued to cooperate
-In 1962 Britain had adopted the US Polaris missile system
Summary
In the aftermath of the Second World War, Britain was reassessing itself. The economic value of the Middle East, with its vast oil reserves, as well as the Suez Canal's geo-strategic importance was very important to Britain and France. When the Egyptian President Gamal Nasser seized the Suez Canal this put Britain and France and when they attacked, with the help of Israel, the rest of the world was unimpressed. The UN then had to come in and help after the Egyptians sunk 40 of the British and French ships and then closed the passage. Control of the canal was given back to Egypt in March 1957 and the Egyptian government was allowed control over the canal as long as they permitted all vessels from any nation free passage through it.