Suez Crisis October 1956 An event that happened in October 1956 in the Middle East. Egypt took control of the Suez Canal,which is a waterway in Egypt that connects the Red sea to the Mediterranean sea. This caused a military attack on Israel,Great Britain,and France. Nasser was a wanted to the Aswan Dam. Great Britain and the United States stopped give loans to Egypt because of the relationship with the Soviet Union.Egypt takes control of the Suez Canal . They attack Israel causing France and Great Britain to enter. Egypt doesn't cause their air forces to be bombed.