1 Jul 1956 Jahr - Suez Crisis

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- Nassar seized the British and French owned Suez Canal which threaten Europe's supply line to Middle Eastern oil
- Britain, France, and Israel carried out a surprise attack against Egypt and retook the canal
- Eisenhower sponsored a UN resolution condemning the invasion of Egypt and the invasion forces withdrew.

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