The Suez Crisis: Tension Erupts
Students consider the causes, events and consequences of the Suez Crisis through a series of sources, including a short video from Andrew Marr’s History of Britain. There are teacher notes available for this activity and evidence slips for the main exercise, as well as YouTube Videos available:
[1 – Sevres recap / Israel invades]
[2 – Eden justifies the British invasion]
[3 – Eisenhower reacts to the British invasion]
[4 – Nasser Triumphs]
[5 – Eden Resigns]
Full links here.