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6. Why are Britain so aggressive with Nasser?
- He has threatened Britain's oil supply
- Eden thinks he is 'Hitler on the Nile'
- They are imperialistic
7. Why do Britian and France stop funding the Aswan Dam?
- Nasser's growing strength in the Arab world
- Nasser's link with Communist countries
- Nasser's anti-Western policies
8. What are the Western powers worried about with refugees?
- spreading of Communism
- massacres
- disease and starvation
9. How many Palestinians and Jordanians were killed when the PLO were expelled from Jordan?
- up to 50,000
- up to 30,000
- up to 15,000
10. When do the Arabs decide to use the oil weapon?
- when Israel are threatening Cairo
- when Israel begin to mobilise
- when Israel capture the Sinai
11. When do Britain withdraw from Suez?
- October 1956
- October 1954
- October 1953
12. Israeli population 1956-1966:
- 1.9 million to 2.5 million
- 1.7 million to 2.5 million
- 1.9 million to 2.5 million
13. Who is deeply involved in the war of attrition?
- USA and USSR
- USA and UK
- USSR and France
14. What is the Lavon Affair?
- Egypt sabotaging US na dUK property in Israel
- Israel sabotaging US and UK property in Egypt
- Israel sabotaging Egyptian property in the West
15. Why does Sadat decide to go to war in 1973?
- needs to win back the Sinai by armed force
- assumes a superpower will intervene before either side win
- confident that the Arabs will win