Suez+Crisis+(1956)+group3

=Suez Crisis=

Overview
The Suez canal is an opening of water to get from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean. It was a free passageway for any country that wanted to use it. In 1956, Britain and France wanted to take control of it. Egypt then desired control over it. The British and the French marched an Army towards Egypt's army. Egypt was defeated in only ten days, Britain and France then had complete control of the Suez Canal.

Central point
Egypt then responded by sinking forty of Britain ships that were in the canal. The United Nations did not approve of the European countries interfering. The Canal was then given to Egypt for total control, only if Egypt would allow free passage to anyone that would like to use the canal.

Conclusion
Today the Suez Canal is still in use. Ships pass through it everyday. In 1967 the canal was closed to everyone so there was not a beginning of another war. By the year 1975 it was once again re-opened. Recently, on January 1, 2008 new rules were put into effect on the Suez Canal. The rule changes consisted of the toll it costed to cross through the Suez Canal.

References (2009-10.1.2.I)
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