What was the Suez Crisis of 1956?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Britain, France and Israel invaded Egypt after it nationalised the canal
- Step 1: After issuing a joint ultimatum for a ceasefire, the United Kingdom and France joined the Israelis on 31 October 1956, seeking to depose Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and regain control of the Suez Canal, which Nasser had nationalised earlier in the year. Answer: Britain, France and Israel invaded Egypt after it nationalised the canal. Why not the others: The Indian Independence Act of 1947 gave India independence on 15 August 1947, and the Iceland fishing dispute and the Falklands conflict are different events unrelated to the canal.
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