Which event in 1956 confirmed Britain's decline as a global power?
World War II
Suez Crisis
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Answer
The Suez Crisis of 1956 confirmed Britain's decline as a global power. The crisis involved a failed invasion of Egypt by Britain, France, and Israel, and it demonstrated that Britain was no longer the world's preeminent industrial or military power.
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