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Egypt: The Shifting Cornerstone To The East-West Balance Of Power In 1956, David C. Dalgaard
Egypt: The Shifting Cornerstone To The East-West Balance Of Power In 1956, David C. Dalgaard
Masters Theses
The seizure and subsequent war over the Suez Canal in 1956 is the major theme of this work. The effects on the international situation and world events are analyzed. The major participants, Great Britain under Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden, France under Premier Guy Mollet, Israel under Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, and Egypt under President Gamal Nasser, are developed from their personal aspirations and goals surrounding their actions.
These actions led to the chain of events which disrupted the bipolar balance of world power. The United States' containment policy was breeched. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles did not adequately …