Why were Britain and France alarmed by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal?

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6.   Why were Britain and France alarmed by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal? 
It threatened the flow of Middle Eastern oil to Europe.
It restricted the movement of NATO warships in the Pacific.
It allowed Egypt to target Europe with nuclear weapons.

7.   Fear of Mutual Assured Destruction kept the Soviets and Americans  
from producing large stockpiles of nuclear weapons.
on friendly terms throughout the entire Cold War.
from ever using a nuclear weapon against each other.

8.   What was brinkmanship?  
threatening nuclear warfare to achieve goals during the Cold War
sending nuclear weapons into space on satellites to win the Cold War
negotiating the end of nuclear testing and reductions in weapons

9.   What did the term McCarthyism become a catchword for? 
U.S. foreign policy during the 1950s
extreme, reckless charges
a provable charge of communist activity

10.   How did the GI Bill help veterans? 
It offered them government jobs.
It paid for them to attend college.
It paid veterans a stipend for the rest of their lives.

ammianus · Accepted Answer

6: It threatened the flow of Middle Eastern oil to Europe.
7: From ever using a nuclear weapon against each other.
8: Threatening nuclear warfare to achieve goals during the Cold War.
9: Extreme,reckless charges.
10: It paid for them to attend college.

Anonymous · Answer

6 None of your example the British and French owned the Suez Canal and were Just protecting their property and were Doing well until the USA sided with Egypt 

but then look what the USA did In Panama to protect their Canal

7 they did stockpile Nukes on Both sides  

8 cold war 2 countries Sabre Rattling Mine is Bigger than Yours

9 outside of the USA all we saw was a drunk riding on the Back of the Communist Phobia who ruined Lives to make a name for itself

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Why were Britain and France alarmed by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal?

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