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01/25/2010

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In what year did the Ottoman Empire get broken up and divided between France and Britain?

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1914-1918

 

 

Term
What was the first movement that America supported after becoming a world power in 1945?
Definition
The Zionist Movement
Term
In what year did Israel declare independence?
Definition
1948
Term
What year did the Suez Canal Crisis occur?
Definition
1956
Term
In 1967, The Six Day War occured between Israel and who?
Definition
An alliance of Syria, Egypt and Jordan.
Term
What does PLO stand for?
Definition
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Term
The Yom Kippur War took place in what year?
Definition
1973
Term
What does OPEC stand for?
Definition
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which placed an oil embargo on Israel's allies in 1973-1974
Term
In what year was Anwar Sadat assassinated?
Definition
 1981
Term
In what year did the Iranian Revolution occur?
Definition
1978-1979
Term
In 1980, the Iran-Iraq War started. When did it end?
Definition
1987
Term
The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan happened in what years?
Definition
1979-1989
Term
When did Israel's longest and most controversial war occur?
Definition
1982
Term
In 1983, the US Marine barracks bombing occured. About how many died?
Definition
200-250
Term
In 1987-1989, Palestinian refugees living in Israel created what uprising?
Definition
Intifadah
Term
When did the Persian Gulf War take place?
Definition
1990
Term
In what year did the Oslo Peace Process occur?
Definition
1993
Term
How many Intifadas were there?
Definition
2
Term
When did the first bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City occur?
Definition
1993
Term
In what devastating year did America attack Afghanistan because the Taliban refused to turn over bin Laden?
Definition
2001
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