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• Linked the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
Suez Canal |
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| Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser: |
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o son of post office clerk; began anti-British campaign during WWII
o gifted student of Mohammed Mossadegh (Mossy); he mastered the use of rhetoric and the radio to inflame and mobilize the masses |
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| Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser: |
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o “The Voice of the Arabs”=name of powerful radio station that called for the rejection of the West and threatened other Arab regimes in the region
o Nasser called for the creation of the new Arab world led by him and the elimination of Israel—“the greatest international crime in history was the creation of Israel” according to Nasser – pg 463 |
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| Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser: |
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o Nasser sought to control the Canal for a number of reasons:
• 1. It was the symbol of British control in the region
• 2. Taking over the Canal would allow Egypt to collect toll revenue from the passing petroleum ships = new source of income for the desperately poor country |
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| (who would eventually succeed Churchill as Prime Minister), Foreign Secretary of Britain, directed the negotiations whereby the British troops would be withdrawn within 20 months. |
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| Voluntary Agreement of 1950 |
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| originally meant to manage the loss of Iranian oil supply—which would allow them to cooperate with one another and the government in the event that the canal was closed. However; companies were still wary of the government and their pursuit to prosecute them for anti-trust violations. |
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| Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser: |
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o In order to appease Nasser, the U.S., World Bank, and Britain considered loaning Egypt money for build a huge dam on the Nile
• However, deals with the Soviets and Nasser’s support of Red China, and Egypt’s discontent with Israel, caused the U.S. to back out |
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| code word for Egypt military to move—aka take the canal) |
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Chancellor of the Exchequer
o Supported Eden
o Believed they were basically screwed no matter what
o Said their only hope was to take strong action and pray that connections in Middle East would hold |
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| was on the side of France and Britain |
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| held in concentration camps during WWII—thought as Eden did |
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o Wealthy Texas oil man made a secret trip to Saudi Arabia as Eisenhower’s personal emissary
o Sent to ask Saudis to pressure Nasser to compromise with Europe
o Threatened that the U.S. had found new ways to produce energy and would happily use them and make them available to Europe if Saudi Arabia did not wish to comply |
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(Foreign Minister in Saudi Arabia
did not feel threatened and they dismissed Anderson’s warning along with Ibn Saud |
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