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Question
Why did Nasser nationalise the Suez Canal?
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Solution
The Americans canceled a promised grant of 46 million dollars for building the Aswan Dam. Nasser retaliated by nationalizing the Suez Canal intending to use the income from it to finance the Dam.
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