IB History Nasser: How Did Authoritarian Rule Affect People's Lives? Key Definitions

The joint invasion of Egypt by Britain, France, and Israel in October-November 1956 following Nasser's nationalisation of the Suez Canal, ending in a political victory for Egypt under international and US-Soviet pressure.

Egypt's largest religious minority, adherents of the Coptic Orthodox Church, whose historical roots in Egypt predate the Islamic conquest.

A unit of land area used in Egypt, equal to about 0.42 hectares (roughly the size of a football pitch). Land ownership was measured in feddans, and the concentration of feddans in a small number of large landowning families was a major source of rural inequality before 1952.

A 1962 document outlining Nasser's vision for Egypt's political, social, and economic development. It established Arab socialism as the guiding ideology and mandated a 50% worker/farmer quota in the National Assembly.

Systematic or repeated harm, harassment, or discrimination directed at people because of their identity, beliefs, or perceived affiliations, often involving the state or powerful armed actors.

A sweeping set of nationalisation laws issued by Nasser in July 1961, placing most large-scale industry, banking, and commerce under state control.

A large-scale land reclamation and resettlement project launched by Nasser in Egypt's western desert to create new agricultural land for landless peasants, which fell far short of its ambitious targets.