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1. What is the UN plan of 1947?
Palestinians
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
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

2. What is important about the West Bank?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Crimean war
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. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Israel
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 they were a victim of imperialism
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

4. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Palestinians
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
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.

5. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
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
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

6. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Israel
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

7. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
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

8. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Palestinians
Israel
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

9. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Britain

10. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
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.
Ottoman empire
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

11. What is economic concession?
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
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
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

12. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

13. What are demographics?
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Ottoman empire

14. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Palestinians
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Israel

15. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Britain
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
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

16. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
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.

17. what do the West Bank - Gaza Strip - and Golan Heights have in common?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

18. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Crimean war
Britain
Crimean war

19. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
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

20. 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
Palestinians
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.

21. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
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
Britain

22. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

23. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Ottoman empire
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

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

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25. What is economic concession?
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
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

26. 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.
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

27. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Britain
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

28. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
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
Crimean war
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

29. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Israel
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

30. What is important about the West Bank?
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Israel
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

31. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Britain
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

32. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Ottoman empire
Crimean war
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

33. What are demographics?
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

34. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Crimean war
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

35. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Palestinians

36. What happened between Britain and France?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

37. What happened between Britain and France?
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
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Ottoman empire

38. What is the Sphere of influence?
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.
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Imperial control of Persia

39. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Palestinians
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 do the West Bank - Gaza Strip - and Golan Heights have in common?
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
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
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

41. 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
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

42. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
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
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

43. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Crimean war
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

44. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Ottoman empire

45. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
Imperial control of Persia
Palestinians
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

46. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Ottoman empire
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

47. 3 Important things about the Middle East
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Ottoman empire

48. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
Israel
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
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.

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

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50. What is geopolitics
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
Britain