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| Scattering of the Jewish people |
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*Palestine Liberation Organization
*Led by Yasser Arafat
*Terrorist organization that resorted to acts of terrorism against the Israeli's
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A movement formed in the 1800's to request a Jewish homeland
*Caused the Balfour Declaration
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| 1917, British government officially gave consideration to the formation of a Jewish state |
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Peace agreement between Israel (Prime Minister Begin) and Egypt (President Anwar Sadat)
*Lead to the assassination of Sadat by angry Egyptians |
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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| Geography of the Middle East |
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*Due to geographic diversity, some parts of the Middle East are wealthier than the other
*Oil is the most valuable resource in the Middle East |
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| What is the Arab-Israeli Clash? |
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After WWII, Palestine was divided into two states. An Arab Palestine and a Jewish Israel.
*The Jewish population was smaller but they got a larger piece of land |
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| Israeli War of Independence |
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(1948) Arabs attacked Israel.
*United Nations called a truce
*Israel gained land including half of Jerusalem (the Holy Land) |
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*Egyptian army took overt the government
*Army leader Nasser took over Egypt and nationalized the Suez canal
*Nasser banned Israel, france and Great Britain from using the Canal
*United Nations stepped in and called a truce |
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1967
*Israel attacked Egypt and Syria as a retaliation because those two nations had planned terrorist attacks againts Israel
*Israel wins and obtained land |
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*Syria and Egypt surprise attack Israel on their holiest religious day
*Un calls a cease fire |
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| Iranian Revolution/Shah Reza Pahlavi/ Ayatollah Kohmeni |
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*Shah Reza Pahlavi was in charge of Iran
*He was a dictator who wanted to modernize and westernize Iran
*He was backed by the USA and Great Britain
*He was opposed by the Ayatollah Khomeni - wanted a traditional Islamic nation
*Ayatollah ran the Shah out of the Iran (Iranian Revolution)
*Ayatollah made Iran an Islamic Fundamentalist nation |
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*President of Egypt
*Took over Egypt in a coup de'tat
*Nationalized the Suez Canal |
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