the yom kippur war, 1973
- The Egyptians planned for another attack
- this time they wanted it to be a surprise over the Yom Kippur Holiday
- they have original gains (US then sends aid to Israel)
- The war ends with the borders being unchanged
- the west then pushed hard for a settlement due to the rise in oil prices (OPEC raised oil 70%)
- put the world in financial crises
Summery: The Egyptians planned for another attack and wanted it to be a surprise. They planned for it to be over the Yom Kippur holiday to have original gains over Israel. The US sends aid to Israel so the war ends with the borders returning to how they were after the 6 Days War. Egypt realized they couldn't beat them in battle. After this, the West made them suffer with OPEC which was a settlement due to the rise in oil prices of 70 % which put the world in financial crisis.
Question: If the US didn't send aid to Israel would Egypt have been able to beat them?