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1. What is economic concession?
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
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
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

2. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
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
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

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

4. What is the UN plan of 1947?
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.
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Because they were a victim of imperialism

5. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Crimean war
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

6. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Ottoman empire

7. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
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
Israel

8. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Israel
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Ottoman empire

9. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Palestinians
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

10. 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
Palestinians
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

11. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

12. what do the West Bank - Gaza Strip - and Golan Heights have in common?
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

13. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

14. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
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
Israel
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
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.

15. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Palestinians
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Crimean war

16. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Crimean war
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

17. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Britain
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

18. What is important about the West Bank?
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

19. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
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
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

20. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Because they were a victim of imperialism

21. What is the Sphere of influence?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
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
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

22. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
Imperial control of Persia
Britain
Britain
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

23. What happened between Britain and France?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

24. 3 Important things about the Middle East
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
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
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East

25. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Crimean war

26. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
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
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

27. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
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
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

28. What is the Sphere of influence?
Ottoman empire
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Imperial control of Persia
Palestinians

29. What are demographics?
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

30. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
Ottoman empire
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
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.
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East

31. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in 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
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Ottoman empire

32. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
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.

33. What is the UN plan of 1947?
Britain
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Britain

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

35. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Palestinians
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

36. What is geopolitics
Palestinians
Britain
Britain
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

37. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Palestinians
Britain
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

38. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Britain
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
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

39. What are demographics?
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Israel
Palestinians

40. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
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.

41. What is economic concession?
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Palestinians

42. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Ottoman empire

43. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
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
Palestinians

44. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
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
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

45. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Israel
Palestinians

46. What is geopolitics
Imperial control of Persia
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

47. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
Imperial control of Persia
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.
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

48. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

49. 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
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
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

50. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
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
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians