{"id":1466,"date":"2017-11-28T15:33:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T15:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/?page_id=1466"},"modified":"2026-05-30T10:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T10:19:59","slug":"suez-crisis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/suez-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Suez Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<p>Source: Skills in History, P. Shuter and T. Lewis, Heineman, 1988<\/p>\n<p>Many quarrels came to a head at Suez in 1956. Both Russia and the<br \/>\nUSA were keen to increase their influence in the area. The USA was<br \/>\nbecoming more closely linked with Israel while the Russians were growing<br \/>\ncloser to Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC Documentary (part 1 of 3)<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nOSG-mTttzE\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/library.thinkquest.org\/20176\/suez.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thinkquest<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; The Suez Crisis of 1956<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/world\/middle_east\/5199392.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Suez, end of Empire<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/history\/british\/modern\/suez_01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; British History in Depth. The Suez Crisis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodley.ox.ac.uk\/dept\/scwmss\/projects\/suez\/suez.html\">Bodleian\u00a0Library<\/a> &#8211; Timeline of the Suez Crisis<\/p>\n<h3>Arab-Israeli Conflict 1956-1979<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/\">Arab Israeli Conflict<\/a>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/middle-eastern-problem\/\">The Middle Eastern Problem<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/suez-crisis\/\">Suez Crisis<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/palestinian-liberation-organisation-plo\/\">Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/arab-summits-1964-65\/\">Arab Summits 1964-65<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/six-day-war\/\">Six Day War<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/hijackings-arab-groups-1970-72\/\">Hijackings by Arab Groups 1970-72<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/munich-massacre-1972\/\">Munich Massacre, 1972<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/yom-kippur-war\/\">Yom Kippur War<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/arab-israeli-oil-war-1973\/\">Arab-Israeli Oil War of 1973<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/arafat-united-nations\/\">Arafat at the United Nations<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/israeli-occupation-west-bank-gaza\/\">Israeli Occupation of the West bank and Gaza Strip<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/ansar-sadat-addresses-israeli-parliament\/\">Ansar Sadat address to Israeli Parliament<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/israeli-invasion-lebanon-1978\/\">Israeli invasion of Lebanon, 1978<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/camp-david-accords\/\">Camp David Accords<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/egypt-israel-peace-treaty\/\">Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sources: Source: Skills in History, P. Shuter and T. Lewis, Heineman, 1988 Many quarrels came to a head at Suez in 1956. Both Russia and the USA were keen to increase their influence in the area. The USA was becoming more closely linked with Israel while the Russians were growing closer to Egypt. 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