Suez CrisisThe Suez Crisis marks a major shift in power relations in Western Europe, signaling the growing importance of Cold War politics in international crises. The crisis has a significant impact on Canada and our capacity to maintain peace. Lester Pearson's idea to end the crisis shows that we are a peaceful nation. First, the Suez Crisis began on July 26, 1956, when the United States decided to withdraw its offer of a subsidy to help build Egypt's Aswan High Dam. President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal.(1) The British and French governments secretly began planning an invasion of Egypt. Israel soon developed its own invasion planning, completing its final plan on October 5. After several international mediation efforts failed, Britain and France decided in mid-October 1956 to undertake a joint intervention in Egypt. Aware of Israel's upcoming plan to invade the Sinai, French officials suggested that a Franco-British force could enter Egypt and separate the fighters, while taking control of the entire Suez waterway.(2) ) On October 26, the United States learned of Israel's military mobilization and President Dwight Eisenhower sent the first of two personal messages to Israeli Prime Minister Ben-Gurion requesting that Israel do nothing that would endanger the peace. In the Mediterranean, on the 28th, the American Sixth Fleet was placed on alert. (3) Undeterred by American diplomatic maneuvers, Israeli forces launched attacks in Egypt on October 29. The canal had many useful reasons, such as trade and taking Nassar. Israel's control prevented any other country from trading with countries like Israel and it also prevented Israel from exporting its goods. No one predicted Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal on July 26, 1956.(4) Four interconnected events set the stage for Nasser's greatest moment: the 1954 Evacuation Treaty, the Baghdad Pact, the Czech arms market and negotiations on the Aswan dam. Nasser launched a diplomatic campaign to restore Egyptian dignity and get the British out of Egypt. The British planned to create a collective security organization in the Middle East similar to that of NATO and SEATO to protect their interests in the region. The United States supports the idea but will not consider joining such an agreement. The president visited Egypt in 1953 because he believed that Britain should consider Egypt as a base for the organization.(5) He soon realized that neither Nasser nor his people would accept never such an agreement..