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[Reporter] A new Middle East crisis arises
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The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

A newMiddle East crisis arises as President Nasser of Egypt tells a wildly cheeringcrowd...

[Reporter] A new
Middle East crisis arises as President Nasser of Egypt tells a wildly cheering
crowd in Alexandria that Egypt has seized the
internationally owned Suez Canal

Full Transcript

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- [Reporter] A new Middle East crisis arises
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as President Nasser of Egypt
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tells a wildly cheering crowd in Alexandria
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that Egypt has seized the internationally owned Suez Canal.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:23
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

How Britain transformed from an imperial power to a financial power.
Within hours of its expiration, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
Within hours of its expiration,
- [Narrator] The United States was opposed to the invasion - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
- [Narrator] The United States was opposed to the invasion
- There will be no United States involvement - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- There will be no United States involvement
It is our hope and intent this matter will be brought - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
It is our hope and intent this matter will be brought
There, the opinion of the world can be brought to bear - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
There, the opinion of the world can be brought to bear
(solemn music) - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:06
(solemn music)
The Suez crisis signified the end of Britain's role - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
The Suez crisis signified the end of Britain's role
- Following the crisis, there was a run - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- Following the crisis, there was a run
Some people suspected the American government - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
Some people suspected the American government
- [Narrator] As financiers withdrew their money - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
- [Narrator] As financiers withdrew their money
To protect the value of the pound, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
To protect the value of the pound,
- They were not able to invest abroad. - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:05
- They were not able to invest abroad.
And we don't know exactly the context, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:16
And we don't know exactly the context,
It seems that they have reached an agreement, - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:28
It seems that they have reached an agreement,
- [Narrator] The banks began to create a market - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
- [Narrator] The banks began to create a market
To differentiate these Euromarket activities - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:10
To differentiate these Euromarket activities
The Bank of England, the UK regulator, declared - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:08
The Bank of England, the UK regulator, declared
They were elsewhere, and therefore it had no responsibility - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:07
They were elsewhere, and therefore it had no responsibility
- It's about providing a legal space - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
- It's about providing a legal space
And the importance of that is - The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire 00:09
And the importance of that is