Suez Crisis

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Cold War-era conflict international crisis military conflict

The Suez Crisis was a 1956 conflict triggered by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal, which exposed rifts between Britain, France, Israel, and the United States and marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern and global power politics.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Suez Crisis canonical	91
Suez Crisis of 1956	6
Suez Crisis (1956)	2
1956 Sinai War	1
1956 Suez Crisis	1
1956 Suez War	1
Anglo-French-Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956	1
Egyptian nationalization of the Suez Canal Company on 1956-07-26	1
Israeli invasion of Sinai in 1956	1
Suez Canal Crisis	1
Suez Canal crisis	1
Suez Crisis (1956) affected the region	1
Suez Crisis 1956	1

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Target entity: Suez Crisis
Context triple: [Anglo-American relations, historicalEvent, Suez Crisis]

A. British Mandate for Palestine
The British Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations–sanctioned territorial administration under British control from the early 1920s to 1948, during which modern political boundaries and conditions leading to the creation of Israel and neighboring states were shaped.
B. Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a post–World War II guerrilla conflict (1948–1960) in British Malaya between Commonwealth forces and communist insurgents, often cited as a key example of counterinsurgency warfare.
C. Falklands War
The Falklands War was a 1982 conflict between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, marked by intense naval and air battles.
D. Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a long-running political and military struggle between Israel and various Arab states and Palestinian groups over land, sovereignty, and national identity in the Middle East.
E. Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a massive 1948–1949 Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade, symbolizing early Cold War tensions and Western resolve.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Suez Crisis
Target entity description: The Suez Crisis was a 1956 conflict triggered by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal, which exposed rifts between Britain, France, Israel, and the United States and marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern and global power politics.

A. British Mandate for Palestine
The British Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations–sanctioned territorial administration under British control from the early 1920s to 1948, during which modern political boundaries and conditions leading to the creation of Israel and neighboring states were shaped.
B. Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a post–World War II guerrilla conflict (1948–1960) in British Malaya between Commonwealth forces and communist insurgents, often cited as a key example of counterinsurgency warfare.
C. Falklands War
The Falklands War was a 1982 conflict between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, marked by intense naval and air battles.
D. Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a long-running political and military struggle between Israel and various Arab states and Palestinian groups over land, sovereignty, and national identity in the Middle East.
E. Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was a massive 1948–1949 Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade, symbolizing early Cold War tensions and Western resolve.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (80)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War-era conflict ⓘ international crisis ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
belligerent	Egypt ⓘ France ⓘ Israel ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
conflictType	coalition intervention ⓘ limited war ⓘ
countryInvolved	Egypt ⓘ France ⓘ Israel ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1957-03- ⓘ
followedBy	Six-Day War ⓘ continued Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ deployment of UN peacekeepers in Sinai ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Six-Day War ⓘ surface form: Second Arab–Israeli War Suez Crisis ⓘ surface form: Suez Canal Crisis Tripartite Aggression ⓘ
hasCause	British and French opposition to Egyptian nationalization of the Suez Canal ⓘ Cold War rivalries in the Middle East ⓘ Israeli–Egyptian tensions and border clashes ⓘ dispute over control of the Suez Canal ⓘ
hasParticipant	Abdel Hakim Amer ⓘ Anthony Eden ⓘ David Ben-Gurion ⓘ Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ Guy Mollet ⓘ Moshe Dayan ⓘ Nikita Khrushchev ⓘ
historicalSignificance	contributed to the rise of Arab nationalism ⓘ demonstrated the role of the United Nations in crisis management ⓘ highlighted U.S.–British policy differences during the Cold War ⓘ marked a decline of British and French imperial power ⓘ marked a turning point in postwar Middle Eastern politics ⓘ
involvesOrganization	Arab League ⓘ NATO ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Suez Canal Company ⓘ United Nations ⓘ United Nations Emergency Force ⓘ
keyEvent	Anglo-French air strikes on Egyptian airfields ⓘ Anglo-French amphibious landings near Port Said ⓘ Anglo-French ultimatum to Egypt and Israel ⓘ Israeli invasion of Sinai on 1956-10-29 ⓘ UN-brokered ceasefire in November 1956 ⓘ deployment of the first United Nations Emergency Force ⓘ
location	Egypt ⓘ Port Said ⓘ Sinai Peninsula ⓘ Suez Canal ⓘ Suez Governorate ⓘ
mainYear	1956 ⓘ
mediatedBy	Soviet Union ⓘ United Nations ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
precededBy	Czech–Egyptian arms deal of 1955 ⓘ Egyptian revolution of 1952 ⓘ cancellation of Western financing for the Aswan High Dam ⓘ
relatedTo	Arab nationalism ⓘ Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ British Empire ⓘ Eisenhower Doctrine ⓘ French colonial policy ⓘ decolonization ⓘ
result	continued Egyptian control of the Suez Canal ⓘ increased U.S. and Soviet influence in the Middle East ⓘ introduction of the United States Eisenhower Doctrine for the Middle East ⓘ military success but political defeat for Britain, France, and Israel ⓘ strengthening of Gamal Abdel Nasser’s prestige in the Arab world ⓘ weakening of British and French influence in the Middle East ⓘ withdrawal of British, French, and Israeli forces from Egypt ⓘ
startDate	1956-10-29 ⓘ
theater	Middle East ⓘ
timePeriod	Cold War ⓘ
triggeredBy	Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s decision to nationalize the Suez Canal Company ⓘ nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anglo-American relations → historicalEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Egyptian Armed Forces → participatedIn → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Arab–Israeli conflict → majorWar → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Sinai Peninsula → historicalEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Eisenhower Doctrine → context → Suez Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suez Crisis of 1956

Military history of the United Kingdom → significantEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

1956 Summer Olympics → politicalContext → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Suez Canal → relatedEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Suez Canal → closedDuring → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Suez Crisis → hasAlternativeName → Suez Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suez Canal Crisis

Parachute Regiment → conflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Eisenhower administration → inOfficeDuring → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Anthony Eden → notableEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Anthony Eden → causeOfResignation → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Six-Day War → precededBy → Suez Crisis ⓘ

United Nations Emergency Force → conflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Arab–Israeli War of 1948 → followedBy → Suez Crisis ⓘ

War of Attrition → relatedTo → Suez Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suez Canal crisis

Egyptian Air Force → conflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Gamal Abdel Nasser → participantIn → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Egyptian Navy → engagedIn → Suez Crisis ⓘ

French Fourth Republic → involvedIn → Suez Crisis ⓘ

emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly → firstHeldOnSubject → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Canadian Army (pre‑1968) → conflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Women's Royal Army Corps → conflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

RAF Akrotiri → usedDuringConflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Elizabethan era (second Elizabethan age) → hasKeyEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Port Said → historicalEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suez Crisis of 1956

Port Said → wasBombardedDuring → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Nikolai Bulganin → participantIn → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Crossing Mandelbaum Gate: Coming of Age Between the Arabs and Israelis, 1956–1978 → aboutEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Foreign relations of the United Kingdom (historical) → significantEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Suez → historicalEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suez Crisis (1956) affected the region

Suez Canal Company → subjectOf → Suez Crisis ⓘ

North American F-86 Sabre → usedInConflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Egyptian administration of the Gaza Strip → significantEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Hawker Hunter → usedInConflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Hawker Sea Hawk → usedInConflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Tripartite Aggression → hasAlias → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Tripartite Aggression → triggeredBy → Suez Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Egyptian nationalization of the Suez Canal Company on 1956-07-26

Guy Mollet → notableEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Guy Mollet → participatedIn → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Egyptian revolution of 1952 → followedBy → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Czech–Egyptian arms deal of 1955 → preceded → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Abdel Hakim Amer → notableEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Abdel Hakim Amer → battle → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Moshe Dayan → militaryConflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

Egyptian military administration → relatedEvent → Suez Crisis ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1956 Sinai War

2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment → conflict → Suez Crisis ⓘ

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