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Suez Canal commemorative stamp

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Envelope with stamp

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Detail of the stamp

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1869 French medal celebrating opening of the Suez canal

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Map: empires in 1914

Source: wikimedia.org

Visit the site http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/World_empires_and_colonies_around_World_War_I.png

Map: the British Empire in 1953

Source: atlasofbritempire.com

Visit the site http://www.atlasofbritempire.com/uploads/1953.gif

BBC resource on the key individuals in the crisis

Source: bbc.co.uk

Visit the site http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5195582.stm

Imperial War Museum collections search

Source: iwm.org.uk

Visit the site http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?query=Suez+Canal&submit=&items_per_page=10

Cartoon: The last straw

Source: cartoons.ac.uk

Visit the site http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/record/VY0752

Video: an American perspective on the war (1:04)

Source: britishpathe.com



See this video on britishpathe.com http://www.britishpathe.com/video/headline-highlights-1956-suez-canal-crisis/query/suez

Map: the British Empire in 1961

Source: atlasofbritempire.com

Visit the site http://www.atlasofbritempire.com/uploads/BE_Map_1961.GIF

Cartoon: Impact of war

Source: cartoons.ac.uk

Visit the site http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/browse/cartoon_item/anytext=suez%20crisis?page=6

Video: Eden declaring his position before going to France; 26 September 1956

Source: britishpathe.com



See this video on britishpathe.com http://www.britishpathe.com/video/eden-prepares-to-leave-for-france

Cartoon: Divided we stand

Source: cartoons.ac.uk

Visit the site http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/record/VY0755

National Archive pages about Britain in 1950s including some Suez documents

Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk

Visit the site http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/fifties-britain/

Two documents about the Suez Crisis from the National Archives (1)

Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk

Visit the site http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/fo371-1208161.jpg

Two documents about the Suez Crisis from the National Archives (2)

Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk

Visit the site http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/fifties-britain/lessons-suez/

Historical Association T.E.A.C.H. Online enquiry

Source: history.org.uk

What are the chances of a lasting peace in the Middle East between Israel and the surrounding Arab states? with enquiry structure and guidance

Visit the site http://www.history.org.uk/resources/secondary_resource_1140,1155_8.html

Outside the classroom



Here are some relevant museums to visit.

Imperial War Museums

Source: iwm.org.uk

Visit the site http://www.iwm.org.uk

British Museum

Source: britishmuseum.org

Visit the site http://www.britishmuseum.org
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Suez Canal commemorative stamp