La crise du canal de Suez

On October 29, 1956, around 5:00 p.m., a French, British and Israeli expedition attacked Egypt by surprise. Its objective: to take possession of the Suez Canal, nationalized a few months earlier by Nasser. The USSR, an ally of Egypt, threatened to retaliate with a nuclear attack. And soon, the United States came into play, demanding the withdrawal of Western forces. La grande explication returns to this major crisis of the Cold War, which illustrates the new international balance of power.