today’s schedule – 4/22/14 domestic agenda quiz discuss final paper lecture: origins of middle...
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Today’s Schedule – 4/22/14
• Domestic Agenda Quiz• Discuss Final Paper• Lecture: Origins of Middle East conflict
-Palestine and Israel-Suez Canal Crisis
HW:-Continue reading ME FP-ME FP Focus Questions
Middle East
Ancient Israel
Ottoman Empire
Israel under British Control
Israel Post-WWII
Present Day Israel
Suez Canal Crisis: 1956-57
• Important trade route• Controlled by British• Egypt nationalized• Great Britain, France and Israel attack– US in awkward position
• Allies on both sides• Fear of driving towards communism
• UN intervenes • Egypt maintains control
Effects Suez Canal Crisis
• Arab nationalism• End of European imperialism• US superpower• Spread of Cold War to Africa