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Middle East World Studies
facts on the Middle East
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History
9th Grade
03/25/2014

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Muslim Brotherhood
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guerilla group who toppled the pro-Western government
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Major religion in Israel
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Judaism
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Made Syrian borders
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French mandate
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Largest population group in Egypt
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0-25 years old
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This country loses land over time in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Palestine
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Six Day War
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Israel defends against multiple Arab nations, defeats them astoundingly, and gains territory in the process
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Major religion in Libya
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Sunni Islam
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Nickname for Ottoman Empire
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"Sick Man" of Europe
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Ottoman Empire falls
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After World War I
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Foreign intervention after WWI
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British and French rulers have mandates
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Independent nations form in the Middle East
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Foreign rulers relinquish control after WWII
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Jerusalem
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comes under internation control after Israel is formed
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UN divides the territory into Jewish and Arab state
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Britain relinquished mandate to the UN
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