Why did Nasser nationalise the Suez Canal?

An A-level lesson for OCR Y321 on the chain of events leading to the nationalisation of the Suez Canal. Students will understand the chronology and the competing aims of the Western powers versus Egypt.
Students will complete a chronology card sort and use these to understand the competing aims of Western powers and Egypt surrounding the Suez Canal. Students will explain attempts taken by Nasser to exert Egyptian independence and how they competed with Britain’s attempts to hold on to influence in the region. Students will finish by reaching a judgement on the motivations behind Nasser’s decision to nationalise the Suez Canal.