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The Suez Crisis – 1956

Season 1 Episode 103 | 48m 03s

In July 1956, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, prompting a response from Israel, Great Britain and France. Britain and France had assembled impressive invasion fleets in the Mediterranean, issued an ultimatum and by the 100th day military action was engaged. The British and French were obliged to timidly withdraw, their posture as global powers diminished.

Aired: 03/31/23
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Extras
100 days in 1968: the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy.
100 days in 1989, exploring the days and actions surrounding the Fall of the Wall.
100 days in 1944, the D-Day invasion of Normandy and its aftermath.
100 days in 1940, World War II: Winston Churchill, blitzkrieg and the "Finest Hour".