the canal. The Soviet Union provided weapons and aid money to Egypt. However, neither superpower was happy with Nasser, who spent the rest of his life (until his death in 1970) playing the US and the Soviet Union off against each other. Nasser’s non-alignment policy was to use the strategic importance of his nation to get as much as he could from both sides in the Cold War, without committing Egypt to either side. What was the position of the US during the Suez Canal Crisis? What was the position of the Soviet Union during the Suez Canal Crisis?
the canal. The Soviet Union provided weapons and aid money to Egypt. However, neither superpower was happy with Nasser, who spent the rest of his life (until his death in 1970) playing the US and the Soviet Union off against each other. Nasser’s non-alignment policy was to use the strategic importance of his nation to get as much as he could from both sides in the Cold War, without committing Egypt to either side. What was the position of the US during the Suez Canal Crisis? What was the position of the Soviet Union during the Suez Canal Crisis?
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