Name: ________________

1. 1956: Nasser Coup July 1956: Nationalization January 1957: US Adopts Eisenhower Doctrine Ex. US response to Suez Crisis, affirmation of renewed in region and acknowledgment of strategic location, oil, and Cold War significance Late 1957: Nationalization of remaining European assets March 1958: National Assembly closed Name: ________________ Key Events and Impacts in Modern Egyptian History  Nasser and the 1950s Directions: write the significance/impacts for each event 1950s: Free Officers Movement June 1956 Constitution October 1956-March 1957: Suez Crisis July 1957: National Assembly elections February 1958: UAR Declared (1958-1971) 1958: 5 Year Plan

2. January 1964: Arab League summit in Cairo • 1964: Aswan Dam – first stage of construction completed • 1966: Executed SayyedQutb, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood • November 1967: Accept of UN Resolution 242 • July 1970: High Dam completed • October 1970: Anwar Sadat assumes Presidency (assassinated by fundamentalist army officers in 1981) • October: 1973: Yom Kippur War Key Events and Impacts in Modern Egyptian History  From Nasser to Sadat • 1961: Arab Socialism • (Oct. 1961: confiscated property from “reactionary capitalists”) • 1964: President of Non-Aligned Movement, 2nd NAM conference held in Cairo • March 1965: Re-elected President (6 yr. term) • May 1967: Six Day War • January 1968: War of Attrition with Israel • (1967-1970) • 28 September 1970: Death of Nasser • 1971: Collapse of the UAR