Yom Kippur War
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Yom Kippur War
War between Israel, Egypt, and Syria in 1973
Israel
Country that fought against Egypt and Syria
Egypt
Country that fought against Israel and Syria
Syria
Country that fought against Israel and Egypt
Cold War
Tensions between the US and the Soviet Union
Golda Meir
Prime Minister of Israel during the war
Moshe Dayan
Minister of Defense for Israel during the war
David Elazar
Israeli military leader during the war
Israel Tal
Israeli military leader during the war
Anwar Sadat
President of Egypt during the war
Ahmad Ismail Ali
Commander-in-Chief of Egypt's army during the war
Hafez al-Assad
President of Syria during the war
Mustafa Tlass
Minister of Defense for Syria during the war
United States
Country that supported Israel with weapons and pressured the attacking states to stop fighting
Camp David Accords
Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt brokered by the United States
Iraq
Country that supported Egypt and Syria with armed forces
Jordan
Country that supported Egypt and Syria with armed forces
Soviet Union
Country that supported Egypt and Syria during the war
Libya
Country that supported Egypt and Syria during the war
Morocco
Country that supported Egypt and Syria during the war
Saudi Arabia
Country that supported Egypt and Syria during the war
Lebanon
Country that supported Egypt and Syria during the war
Suez Canal
Waterway crossed by the Egyptians during the initial attack
Sinai Peninsula
Territory controlled by the Egyptians after the initial attack
Golan Heights
Territory controlled by the Syrians after the initial attack
Damascus
Capital of Syria, located 35 miles from the Israeli Army
Cairo
Capital of Egypt, located 65 miles from the Israeli Army
United Nations
Organization that negotiated a cease-fire during the war
World War III
Global conflict that many feared would happen during the war
SR-71 Blackbird
US spy plane that provided intelligence to Israel
1973 Oil Crisis
Event caused by Arab oil states stopping oil shipments to the US
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