1. BACKGROUND  Who?  Egypt, Israel, Britain, France, America  What?  Britain, France and Israel invaded Egypt.  When?  October 1956  Where?  Suez Canal/Egypt  Why?  America and Britain didn’t keep their promise to supply money for the dam which upset Egypt so they took control of the Suez Canal. SKIT COMPONENTS  Our skit explains the crisis through the views of different countries involved. It will mention the alliances and the different events throughout the crisis.  Roles  Nic = France/Britain  Juan = Egypt  Tim = Soviet Union  Amy = America Suez Crisis

2. DEBRIEFThinking Like a Historian  The effect of the aftermath of the Suez Crisis caused the beginning of the end of France and Britain’s empires because of the embarrassment of being defeated.  This represents how the Suez Crisis affected the long term outcome for France and Britain.  The Suez Canal was very important for trade, especially for Britain.  The main cause of the crisis was America and Britain went back on their promise to pay for the dam that Egypt wanted in the Suez Canal.  We, the US, didn’t want to get involved because we were angry with Britain/France for invading Egypt and it could get out of control quickly.