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The Suez Crisis exposed the limits of empire

Britain and France withdrew in 1956 after the United States refused to back them When Egypt nationalised the Suez Canal Company in July 1956, Britain, France and Israel launched a military operation that autumn. Pressure from the United States, the Soviet Union and the United Nations forced a withdrawal within weeks. The episode showed that European states could no longer act without superpower consent. It sits in Mondo's history collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Britain and France withdrew in 1956 after the United States refused to back them. The figure is taken from United Nations, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.