Anthony Eden

Anthony Eden was a British Conservative politician who served as prime minister from 1955 to 1957 and held senior foreign-policy posts before and during the Second World War.

Winston Churchill: Winston Churchill was a British statesman who served as prime minister during the Second World War and from 1951 to 1955. Eden served as Churchill’s foreign secretary and succeeded him as prime minister.
Suez Crisis: The 1956 international crisis began when Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal and Britain, France, and Israel intervened militarily. Eden secretly coordinated Britain’s intervention and withdrew under intense international pressure.
Appeasement: Appeasement is a policy of making concessions to an aggressive power to avoid conflict or secure peace. Eden’s 1938 resignation marked his opposition to Chamberlain’s concessions to Hitler.
Resignation of Anthony Eden: Anthony Eden resigned as British prime minister in January 1957, citing ill health after the Suez Crisis. His departure made the political cost of the failed intervention unmistakable.
Eton College: Eton College is an English independent boarding school founded in 1440. Eden attended Eton before studying at Oxford and entering public life.
Neville Chamberlain: Neville Chamberlain was British prime minister from 1937 to 1940, associated with appeasement before the Second World War. Eden resigned from Chamberlain’s government in 1938 over policy toward Nazi Germany.
Sèvres Protocol: The Sèvres Protocol was a secret 1956 agreement setting out how Britain, France, and Israel would coordinate intervention in Egypt. Eden’s government joined the clandestine planning behind the Suez operation.
Collective security: Collective security is an arrangement in which states cooperate to deter or respond to aggression against any member. Eden’s prewar diplomacy sought to strengthen cooperation against threats to peace.
Decline of the British Empire: The decline of the British Empire was the process by which Britain relinquished colonial rule and global imperial power. Suez demonstrated that Britain could not sustain major action against US opposition and financial pressure.
University of Oxford: The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. Eden studied at Christ Church before beginning his political career.

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