WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Israel expanded its territory into the Sinai Peninsula, which it still holds to this day.
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Europeans regained control of the canal, ensuring a European presence in the Middle East.
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British control of the canal allowed the project to be completed, making trade easier and faster than ever before.
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UN support for Egyptian control of the canal led to greater sovereignty in Egypt, and aided decolonization of the region.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Suez Crisis had a profound impact on the balance of power in the Middle East and on the responsibilities that the United States assumed there. It tarnished British and French prestige and authority among Arab states and hastened the pace of European decolonization in Africa and Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ensuing Suez Crisis threatened regional stability and challenged the U.S. relationship with two primary Cold War allies, Britain and France. Nasser nationalized the canal after the United States and Britain reneged on a previous agreement to finance the Aswan Dam project.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did the Suez Crisis affect perceptions of the United States and its allies? They no longer appeared to be a unified front. Why did the United States eventually stop supporting South Africa? Popular opinion turned against South African apartheid.
Detailed explanation-4: -Egypt emerged victorious and Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser became a hero for the cause of Arab and Egyptian nationalism. Israel did not win the freedom to use the canal, but it did regain shipping rights in the Straits of Tīrān.