-In 1955 Egypt and Russia align with each other -1956 Egypt begins to get arms from Czechoslovakia -Israel threatened by Gamal Nasser -USA reacts by pulling out of the Aswan Dam project in Egypt -Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal -Israelis attack first under pressure -They had a secret deal that the French and British would join in once this happened -This angered the Americans and they threaten to cut off oil if they didn't back out -Crisis resolved by the introduction of UN peacekeepers -Changes power of influence from the French and British to Russian and American
Summary
Egypt and Israel struggle for the control over the Suez Canal.