Explain the Key Features of 1956 War

British Government thought that the Suez Canal attack was a threat to the common wealth and for oil to pass through.
Boost to Arab Nationalism and Nasr. He planned to unite Arab World under his leadership.
Every British and French asset was seiged and properly was attacked and destroyed in Arab world.
It was a massive blow to British and French prestige and influence. They ignored the UN charter. US relationship suffered.
The British and French said that they were intervening and that 200 warships bombarded Port Said then landed 22,000 troops. Port Said was blocked by sunken ships.
British and French planes began to bomb the Egyptian air force destroying most of Nasser's planes. On 1st November 1956 the UN called for ceasefire.

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