The Yom Kippur War 1973
The Yom Kippur War of 1973 was the final of the four big wars in the Middle East.
- The Egyptians planned another attack
- They attempted a surprise over the Yom Kippur holiday
- They have original gains and then the USA sends aid to Israel
- The war ends with borders being unchanged
- The West pushed hard for a settlement because of the increasingly high price of oil
- The world was put into a complete financial crisis