In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President ...

In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President Nasser of Egypt, a proud Arab nationalist determined to stand up to foreign ...

For one man, the twin crises of October 1956 — the Hungarian revolt against the Soviets and the Suez War in Egypt — played a large role in determining his family history. BRATISLAVA ...

For the United Kingdom, however, Suez was also a financial crisis. Throughout 1956 and 1957, the United Kingdom had a current ... $2.80 exchange rate and the cabinet continued to prepare for war.

In the post-war world, Egypt was growing closer to the Moscow and accepting Soviet arms. In the summer of 1956, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser seized control of the Suez Canal, a critical ...

The route improved significantly between the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 and its nationalisation in 1956. These increased the canal's depth to 13.5m and widened it from 22m to 42m.

That power vacuum was filled by the Cold War rivals: America and the USSR. It wasn't until 1956 that it became clear, with the outcome of the Suez war, that they had supplanted the British and the ...