HIS 1111 Lecture : The Suez Crisis
16 Feb 2012
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Build by ferdinand de lesseps and the construction of the suez canal. The suez crisis: introductionl the suez canal and its importance, world context of the time -- soviet support of non-communists?! Supposed to be open to ships of all nations. Over 1. 5 million labourers over a 10 year period. He got some money to create the canal. In charge of the original attempt to create the panama canal regional blocks. New countries will get soviet assistance if they need it. Ussr free to support any country they want. Meto (middle east treaty organization) iran, iraq, pakistan, turkey and u. k. Seato(south east asia treaty organization) australia, france, nz, Emerging states and new countries having 3 different options. Non alignment: nasser and his arab nationalist movement. Promote economic and military development to establish egypt as a dominant power in north africa. Establish a panarab empire to the atlantic to the persian gulf under his control.
