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Suez canal company was a private company owned by England and France. With its strategic location it was vital for the trade of both countries and a huge source of income.
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The Suez Canal in Egypt was opened in 1869.
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Nasser forced Farouk I to abdicate.
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In 1956 the US withdraw its support from the World Bank to finance the High Dam in southern Egypt. Which was Nasser's National Project.
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a major demonstration was held in London with regards to the military build-up.
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Port Said had been taken and the military estimated that full control of the Suez Canal would only take another 24 hours.
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Eden was asked if he had ever had prior knowledge of an Israeli attack preceding a British/French one.
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The conflict was determined by a clash of interests between British imperialism and Egyptian Pan-Arabism which gained a global dimension in the context of the Cold War (Takeyh 2000:49).
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It is believed that about 650 Egyptians were killed including civilians, with 2,000 wounded.
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occupied Egypt in order to protect the Suez Canal.
