The Suez Canal developed by Mr' S' Wall

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The Suez Canal (developed by Mr. S. Wall)

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The History of the Canal

• Where is it?
• The Suez Canal is located in ___________ part of
  Egypt.
• It connects the _______Sea and the __________ Sea.

• What is it used for?
• The Suez Canal provides a ________ for _________
  sailing between European and American ________

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Description of the Suez Canal

• How Long is it?
• Is _________miles long.
• Can hold ships as heavy as _________ tons.
• Has no _________ because the Red and
  Mediterranean Seas have the same water level.

• How Wide is it?
• Is __________m wide.
• Is limited to a _________ ___________ of traffic.

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How was the canal developed?

• First Construction began in about ________
  century BC.
• Frenchman _________ and Egyptian Viceroy
  _________ finished the project in 1858.

• The French and Egyptians formed a company to run
  the canal after it opened (Universal Company of
  the Maritime Suez Canal).
• _______ __________ eventually bought Egypts
  shares before construction began on the canal.

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What was the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936
important?

• Britain considered the canal vital to its _______
  _________ and ________ _________.
• This treaty allowed Great Britain to maintain
  ________ _________ in the canals approaches.
• Later, the ________-_________ agreement provided
  for the removal of troops from the canal.

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What happened on October 29, 1956?

• The countries of the _________and ________
  refused to pay for Egypts ________ dam.
• Egypt seized the canal to operate it and _______
  the dam itself.
• Israel, along with _______ and ________ invaded
  Egypt to Ensure _________ ________ through the
  canal.
• In response, Egypt __________ 40 __________,in
  the canal, effectively blocking it from being
  used.
• The _________ settled the dispute, and in March
  of 1857, the canal was ___________________________
  _.