Suez Crisis

conflict=Suez Crisis (Arab-Israeli conflict)

Aftermath

Eden's resignation marked, at least until the Falklands War, the end of the last attempt Britain would ever make to establish, as Scott Lucas writes, "that Britain did not require Washington's endorsement to defend her interests". However, Nigel Ashton argues "that British strategy in the region changed very little in the wake of Suez. Macmillan was every bit as determined as Eden had been to stop Nasser" although he was more willing to enlist American support in the future for that end. In a way, it also marked the symbolic end of the British Empire, though it had in reality been in decline for decades, even before World War II. The crisis also marked the transfer of power to the new superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union.

Related Topics:
Falklands War - Scott Lucas - British Empire - Superpower - United States - Soviet Union

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The incident demonstrated the weakness of the NATO alliance regarding prior consultation with allies before a use of force and NATO's lack of planning and cooperation outside the European theatre. From the point of view of General de Gaulle, the Suez events demonstrated that in case of actual need, France should not have to rely on allies, especially the United States, which may pursue different objectives.

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NATO - De Gaulle - United States

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The crisis also greatly improved Nasser's standing in the Arab world and helped to promote pan-Arabism. It also hastened the process of decolonization as the remaining colonies of both Britain and France became independent over the next several years. In reaction to the war, the Egyptian government expelled almost 25,000 Egyptian Jews and confiscated their property, and sent approximately 1,000 more Jews to prisons and detention camps.http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/egjews.html

Related Topics:
Pan-Arabism - Decolonization

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After Suez, Aden and Iraq became the main bases for the British in the region.

Related Topics:
Aden - Iraq

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By early 1957 all Israeli troops had withdrawn from Sinai.

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