Date of Award
1992
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Reichard, Gary W.
Abstract
On 26 July 1952 Gamal Abdul Nasser and the Revolutionary Command Council deposed the Egyptian monarchy. The new regime initially exhibited a pro-American attitude and requested armaments from the United States, but Washington had attached too many conditions. In addition, the American government feared that Egypt's nationalism might generate a pan-Arab nationalism that would disrupt the Western relationship with the Middle East. Frustrated with the lack of a positive American response and recognizing Egypt's vulnerability as a result of a February raid with Israel, Nasser sought and obtained armaments from the Soviet-bloc in September 1955. This permitted the Soviet Union, in effect, to hurdle America's containment policy. Thus, the Arab-Israeli arms race began.
Extent
151 p.
Recommended Citation
Zimmerman, Todd Paul, "Seeds of the Suez Canal crisis: United States-Egyptian relations from 1950 to 1955. Egypt's quest for arms" (1992). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 353.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/353
Identifier
FADT14810
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1992.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters