For 10 points, name this canal that connected the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.
In one conflict over this geographical feature, Friedrich von Kressenstein's forces were held off by John Maxwell, who defended it. The closure of this feature trapped the Yellow Fleet in nearby Bitter Lake. The United Nations Emergency Force was proposed by Lester Pearson to guard this entity, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize. It was largely the brain child of Ferdinand de Lesseps, who formed a namesake company to manage it. Anthony Eden resigned his post as Prime Minister shortly after France and Britain invaded the country west of this structure in a conflict sometimes known as the Tripartite Aggression. It was nationalized to finance the Aswan High Dam. For 10 points, name this canal that connected the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.
In one conflict over this geographical feature, Friedrich von Kressenstein's forces were held off by John Maxwell, who defended it.
Suez Canal