The 1956 Suez Crisis
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Please watch the following documentary (in two parts, each = 14 minutes) about the 1956 Suez Crisis and write a 250-300 word response that includes answers to the following specific questions. You can write the answers separately or combine them in a short essay format. This is not an essay; so it’s up to you how you organize your answers.
Please work independently and do not use any other sources. Your answers should be derived from the video material only. Any use of other sources will be treated as plagiarism.
– These 2 videos are the only sources with no outside sources.
Suez Crisis, Part 1 of 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwRFhmcfHgg
Suez Crisis, Part 2 of 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwkKiv4AYVY
The questions to answer – please be simple and use basic words, no need for strong hard words.
Q 1: What was the Egyptian decision that caused the 1956 Suez Crisis? How does the video describe that decision? And in response, what was the British-French-Israeli secret plan against Egypt?
Q 2: How does the video link the Suez Crisis to the Cold War? How does it describe the positions of the US and the Soviet Union towards the Crisis? How did President Eisenhower justify the position taken by the US?
Q 3: Why does the video describe the Suez Crisis as a “humiliating fiasco”?
Q 4: What did the Crisis mean to Britain, France, Israel, Egypt, the US, and the USSR in terms of their place and role within the post-WWII new world order?
