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Suez canal company
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Suezl Canal opened
The Suez Canal in Egypt was opened in 1869.
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the Suez Crisis
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General Mohammed Neguib and Colonel Gamal Abdel
Nasser forced Farouk I to abdicate.
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withdraw its support
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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military build-up.
a major demonstration was held in London with regards to the military build-up.
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Port
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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clash between British imperialism and Egyptian Pan-Arabism
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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In 1882 the British Army occupied Egypt in order to protect the Suez Canal.
occupied Egypt in order to protect the Suez Canal.
