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Suez Canal
built 633 days ago
In 1882 the British Army occupied Egypt in order to protect the Suez Canal. They remained in Egypt and the British government installed a Counsul-General to rule the country. On the outbreak of the Second World War the British had 36,000 troops guarding the canal and the Arabian oil fields.
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This Marion 7400, along with another marion dragline, is said to have worked in the late fifties (1959) helping to widen the suez canal.. At some point after this, the draglines were bought by Ambrosia Coal, and brought back to the United States. They ended up in Pennsylvania stripping coal .Apparently, at some point, the other machine was cut up, and this one was left sitting in a field near the Ohio/ Pennsylvania border.
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For 100 years, the colonization of the Suez Canal and the movement through this passage has been going on, but surprisingly little is known of its results. The following report, compiled from numerous sources, is an attempt to show in a preliminary way, what is known today of the outcome of the 2-way migration via the Suez Canal. Verification of records has not been made at this stage, rather records have been adopted for the present purpose.
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In 1882 the British occupied Egypt and controlled the Suez Canal with the help of De Lesseps who betrayed the Egyptians. What Caliph Omar had expected had happened: The canal played an important role in facilitating and extending European colonization of the region.
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Arrangements were made for Israel to make the initial invasion of Egypt and overtake one side of the Suez Canal. The British and French attempted to follow the Israeli invasion with diplomacy, but they were unsuccessful, so they were forced to send in troops to occupy the canal. However, the action on the part of the tripartite collusion was not viewed in favor by the US or the Soviet Union since their intervention signified their predominance in the area.
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Thanks Ali the history on the Suez Canal is very interesting it starts like this. The Suez Canal has had a very very important history. Said Pasha started this big project. He had many egyptions who were beeten to finish this incredible task. They began construction on the 25th of April, 1859. Then after all the hard work people put into the Suez Canal it finally opened in 1869.
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