1956 ⟶ Suez Crisis and UN Peacekeeping
Suez Crisis: France, Israel, and the United Kingdom attack E...
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🗣️ Geneva Summit Held
President Dwight D. Eisenhower of the United States, Prime Minister Anthony Eden of the United Kingdom, Premier Nikolai A. Bulganin of the Soviet Union, and Prime Minister Edgar Faure of France, known as the 'Big Four', attend the Geneva Summit. Also in attendance was Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union.⟶
Cold WarSummitGenevaDiplomacyUnited StatesSoviet UnionFranceUnited KingdomKhrushchev
🤝 Suez Crisis and UN Peacekeeping
Suez Crisis: France, Israel, and the United Kingdom attack Egypt with the goal of removing Nasser from power. International diplomatic pressures force the attackers to withdraw. Canadian Lester B. Pearson encourages the United Nations to send a Peacekeeping force, the first of its kind, to the disputed territory. Lester B. Pearson wins a Nobel Peace Prize for his actions, and soon after becomes Canadian Prime Minister.⟶
Suez CrisisEgyptIsraelFranceUKUnited NationsPeacekeepingMiddle EastCold WarInternational Relations
🚢 Suez Canal Nationalized
The United States and the United Kingdom cancel offers of aid on the construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt due to its arms purchases from the Eastern Bloc. Nasser retaliates by nationalizing the Suez Canal.⟶
EgyptSuez CanalNationalizationEconomicsMiddle EastNasserCold WarInternational Relations
⚔️ Yom Kippur War: Conflict in the Middle East
Yom Kippur War — Israel is attacked by Egypt and Syria, the war ends with a ceasefire.⟶
Yom Kippur WarIsraelEgyptSyriaMiddle EastWarCold WarCeasefire