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

2. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Britain
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

3. 3 Important things about the Middle East
Britain
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

4. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Britain
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
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

5. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
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
Because they were a victim of imperialism

6. What is important about the Golan Heights?
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
Britain
Crimean war

7. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

8. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
Crimean war
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
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.

9. What is the Sphere of influence?
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 numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Imperial control of Persia

10. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Britain
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

11. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Because it favored the Jews over the 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.

12. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
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
Ottoman empire
Palestinians

13. 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
Imperial control of Persia
Ottoman empire
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

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

15. 3 Important things about the Middle East
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 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.
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

16. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Crimean war
Ottoman empire
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East

17. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Because they were a victim of imperialism
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
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

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

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

20. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
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

21. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Imperial control of Persia
Israel
Ottoman empire
Because they were a victim of imperialism

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

23. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Crimean war
Ottoman empire

24. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Israel
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

25. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Britain
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
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

26. What is important about the West Bank?
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
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 Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

27. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Britain
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.
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

28. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Israel
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Britain
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

29. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Britain
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Imperial control of Persia

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

31. 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
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
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

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

33. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
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
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Because they were a victim of imperialism

34. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Britain
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.

35. What is the UN plan of 1947?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Britain

36. What happened between Britain and France?
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
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Crimean war

37. What is economic concession?
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Israel

38. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
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
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

39. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

40. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Ottoman empire

41. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Imperial control of Persia
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Palestinians

42. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Britain
Crimean war
Ottoman empire

43. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
Palestinians
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
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

44. What is important about the West Bank?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Ottoman empire

45. What are demographics?
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Ottoman empire
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

46. What is economic concession?
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.
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

47. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Israel
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
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.

48. What is the Sphere of influence?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Imperial control of Persia
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

49. What is the UN plan of 1947?
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
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

50. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
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
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.