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What significant international event did Pearson help resolve earning him a Nobel Prize?

  • World War II

  • Cold War

  • Suez Canal Crisis

  • Berlin Crisis

Answer

Lester Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for his work in resolving the Suez Canal Crisis. Pearson was the Canadian Prime Minister at the time, and he helped to mediate a peaceful resolution between Egypt and the United Kingdom, which had invaded Egypt in an attempt to regain control of the Suez Canal.
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