The Suez Crisis
A 1956 conflict that signaled the end of Britain as a global superpower.
Key Questions
- 1Why did Britain, France, and Israel invade Egypt?
- 2How did the USA and USSR react to the British intervention?
- 3Why is Suez considered a turning point in British foreign policy?
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