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1. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Israel
Britain
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

2. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
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
Because they were a victim of imperialism
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

3. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Crimean 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 Persia
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

4. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Britain
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

5. What happened between Britain and France?
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Palestinians

6. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Palestinians

7. What is important about the West Bank?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

8. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Britain
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

9. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

10. 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)
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Imperial control of Persia

11. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
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.
Imperial control of Persia

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

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13. 3 Important things about the Middle East
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
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
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

14. What is the Sphere of influence?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Ottoman empire
Imperial control of Persia

15. What are demographics?
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
Ottoman empire
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

16. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

17. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
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.
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

18. What is economic concession?
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Israel
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

19. What is the Sphere of influence?
Israel
Imperial control of Persia
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Ottoman empire

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

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21. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
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

22. 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
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Ottoman empire
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

23. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
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
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

24. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
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)

25. What is geopolitics
Imperial control of Persia
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

26. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

27. What is important about the Golan Heights?
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
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Palestinians

28. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the 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
Crimean war
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Britain

29. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Israel
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

30. What is geopolitics
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Palestinians
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

31. 3 Important things about the Middle East
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Britain
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

32. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Israel

33. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Palestinians
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

34. what do the West Bank - Gaza Strip - and Golan Heights have in common?
Crimean war
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
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

35. What is the UN plan of 1947?
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
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

36. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Ottoman empire
Imperial control of Persia

37. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
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
Palestinians

38. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Palestinians

39. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

40. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Crimean war

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

42. 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
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

43. What is economic concession?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

44. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Israel
Palestinians

45. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
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
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

46. What is important about the West Bank?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

47. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
Crimean war
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

48. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Ottoman empire
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East

49. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
Ottoman empire
Israel
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

50. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Crimean war
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus