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1. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Crimean war
Currently controlled by the radical terror group Hamas - Rafah can be found here - as well as many refugee camps - closest to the Egypt boarder - underground tunnels are used to smuggle weapons into this place.
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

2. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Imperial control of Persia
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
American will play a major role in the Arab-Israeli peace process - several American presidents have tried to promote the peace - few Arab countries already have peace treaties with Israel

3. What is the Sphere of influence?
Imperial control of Persia
American will play a major role in the Arab-Israeli peace process - several American presidents have tried to promote the peace - few Arab countries already have peace treaties with Israel
Britain
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

4. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

5. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

6. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Israel
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

7. What is important about the West Bank?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Crimean war
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

8. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Israel
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Palestinians

9. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Palestinians
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Currently controlled by the radical terror group Hamas - Rafah can be found here - as well as many refugee camps - closest to the Egypt boarder - underground tunnels are used to smuggle weapons into this place.

10. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

11. what do the West Bank - Gaza Strip - and Golan Heights have in common?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

12. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Palestinians
Ottoman empire
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

13. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Ottoman empire
American will play a major role in the Arab-Israeli peace process - several American presidents have tried to promote the peace - few Arab countries already have peace treaties with Israel
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Britain

14. 3 Important things about the Middle East
Ottoman empire
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Ottoman empire

15. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

16. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Crimean war
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

17. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

18. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

19. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Britain
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

20. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
Israel
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
American will play a major role in the Arab-Israeli peace process - several American presidents have tried to promote the peace - few Arab countries already have peace treaties with Israel
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

21. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Crimean war
Ottoman empire
Because they were a victim of imperialism
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

22. What are demographics?
Palestinians
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

23. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

24. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

25. what do the West Bank - Gaza Strip - and Golan Heights have in common?
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Britain
American will play a major role in the Arab-Israeli peace process - several American presidents have tried to promote the peace - few Arab countries already have peace treaties with Israel
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

26. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Currently controlled by the radical terror group Hamas - Rafah can be found here - as well as many refugee camps - closest to the Egypt boarder - underground tunnels are used to smuggle weapons into this place.
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

27. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Crimean war
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

28. What are demographics?
Imperial control of Persia
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

29. What is economic concession?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

30. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

31. What happened between Britain and France?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

32. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
American will play a major role in the Arab-Israeli peace process - several American presidents have tried to promote the peace - few Arab countries already have peace treaties with Israel
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Because they were a victim of imperialism

33. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Palestinians
Crimean war
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

34. What caused bad-blood between the United States and the Middle East?

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35. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

36. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

37. What is important about the West Bank?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Israel
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

38. What is the Sphere of influence?
Israel
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Imperial control of Persia

39. What is economic concession?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
American will play a major role in the Arab-Israeli peace process - several American presidents have tried to promote the peace - few Arab countries already have peace treaties with Israel

40. What is the UN plan of 1947?
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Because they were a victim of imperialism

41. What is important about the Golan Heights?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

42. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
Imperial control of Persia
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

43. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Currently controlled by the radical terror group Hamas - Rafah can be found here - as well as many refugee camps - closest to the Egypt boarder - underground tunnels are used to smuggle weapons into this place.
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
American will play a major role in the Arab-Israeli peace process - several American presidents have tried to promote the peace - few Arab countries already have peace treaties with Israel
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

44. What is geopolitics
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Palestinians
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

45. 3 Important things about the Middle East
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

46. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Britain

47. What caused bad-blood between the United States and the Middle East?

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48. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Britain
Palestinians

49. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Imperial control of Persia
Israel
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Crimean war

50. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians