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AP World History: Modern
Unit 8 – Cold War & Decolonization (1900-Present)
Topic 8.6
Why did U.N. forces invade the Suez Canal in Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser's rule?
He nationalized the canal and they tried to wrest control away from him
He fled from his crimes as military dictator and was discovered at an Egyptian airport
He ordered the destruction of the canal as a response to cold war politics
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