What caused the Suez Crisis and the Arab-Israeli War of 1956, and how was it resolved?


Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser's nationalization of the canal in 1956 led immediately to a British, French, and Israeli invasion of Egypt and a conflict known as the Suez Crisis and the Arab-Israeli War of 1956 . Egypt effectively won that war when American President Dwight Eisenhower pressured the invading forces to withdraw, leaving the canal in Egypt's hands.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Due to their complexity, any given response to an environmental problem involves significant _____, and no response is likely to present the ultimate solution.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which approach is advocated by biologists to ensure the biological integrity of the core zone in a protected area?

A. Buffers that allow increasing degrees of use further from the core zone. B. Buffers that allow decreasing degrees of use further from the core zone. C. Buffer zones that allow unlimited use of resources. D. Buffers in the core zone itself that allow multiple uses.

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Where there are abrupt changes in elevation, climate patterns

A) change over short distances, especially over water. B) remain uniform, especially over land. C) change over short distances, especially over land.

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