Fighting over Suez

Question 1

When do Israeli forces invade?

Answer 1

29th October 1956

Question 2

What do Israeli forces do after they invade?

Answer 2

Advance across Sinai towards the Canal

Question 3

What does UK + France do the next day?

Answer 3

Order a ceasefire + withdraw ten miles from the canal

Question 4

How do Israel and Egypt respond?

Answer 4

The Israels - a long way from the canal - ACCEPT

Egyptians REFUSED

Question 5

How do Britain + France respond?

Answer 5

31 October, UK & French planes bomb Egyptian airfields = destroyed air force

5 November - Troops land at Port Said → advancing along the canal

Question 6

What do the Arabs do at the UN? (2)

Answer 6

Arab states condemn British and French + stop oil supplies to the West

Question 7

How do the US & USSR respond?

Answer 7

The US condemn actions

USSR threaten force

Question 8

Why does the US condemn the actions?

Answer 8

felt it would lose Arab support to USSR

Question 9

What do the US threaten to do? Leading to?

Answer 9

Cut off financial aid + oil supplies = would ruin UK economy

Question 10

6 November what happens?

Answer 10

UN declared a ceasefire and later ordered a British and French withdrawal