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Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal during the Suez Crisis. What does this mean?

The Egyptian government took control of the canal.
The Egyptian people took control of the canal.
An Egyptian company took control of the canal.
The Egyptian government sold the canal to new owners.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"The Egyptian government took control of the canal."

Explanation: nationalization means the state takes ownership/control of an asset (here the Suez Canal and the Suez Canal Company), not that the people or a private Egyptian company took it, nor that it was sold to new owners.