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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