The United Nations saw fit to deploy their first ever-armed peacekeepers to the canal in 1956 (The History of Peacekeeping, n.d), and further they threatened to halt Britain's oil supplies. The ability for Britain to be controlled, and publicly condemned by both international bodies, highlighted its inability to exert the imperial power they once held as early as five decades previous. Furthermore, the consequences of Britain's actions emphasized the power of Nationalist leaders, eager to emerge from the dark shadows of imperialism. .
A major outcome of the Suez Crisis was the growth in the ability of nationalist leaders to compete with major powers, thus declining the influence and necessity of imperialist states. The Egyptian nationalization of the Canal was seen as Nasser taking a stance against Anglo-French dominance while emphasizing the ability of imperialist states to survive and prosper, something foreign to them considering their limited previous influence. He succeeded in taking full control of the Canal, a task that had not been achieved since Britain took de-facto control of the waterway in 1882 (Willmott 2009 p. 83) and although Nasser didn't militarily win the war he most definitely won the support of the Arab world, looking for a figure to oppose Western influence. This opposition was only strengthened when America persuaded Turkish forces to place troops on the Syrian Border as part of their policy of containment (Heiss, 2003). The actions, triumphs and defeats of Nasser symbolize the coercion of the Suez Crisis. Nasser's stand against the imperialist powers emphasized Egypt's power within the Middle East, thus making the Cold War states far more eager to gain Nasser's Arab alliance in 1956. .
The Cold war climate of 1956 arguably shaped every aspect of the Suez Crisis. As part of the Soviet Unions diplomatic offensive, newly appointed leader Nikita Khrushchev abandoned the traditional Soviet policy of treating all non-communist states as enemies.
During and after World War I (1914-1918), resistance movements increased around the world. ... The Cold War and the Suez Crisis (1956) seemed to mark the end of (imperial) colonialism. ... An Algerian war led by the National Liberation Front (FLN) from 1954 to 1962. ... In 1959, President de Gaulle made a response to the war in Algeria. ... So in a sense it is the same as becoming "civilized" under the old imperial system. ...