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1. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
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
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

2. What happened between Britain and France?
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
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

3. What is the UN plan of 1947?
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
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.

4. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Britain
Ottoman empire
Israel
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

5. 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
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

6. What is economic concession?
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Crimean war
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

7. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Palestinians
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Imperial control of Persia

8. What is the UN plan of 1947?
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.
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
Britain

9. What is important about the West Bank?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

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

11. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
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.
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. 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.
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

13. 3 Important things about the Middle East
Crimean war
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
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

14. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Britain
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

15. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Ottoman empire
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

16. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Because they were a victim of imperialism
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

17. What is the Balfour Declaration?
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
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

18. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
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

19. 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
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Ottoman empire
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

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

21. What is important about the West Bank?
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Because they were a victim of imperialism

22. What is the Sphere of influence?
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Imperial control of Persia
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

23. 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
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Palestinians
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

24. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Palestinians
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Crimean war

25. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Because they were a victim of imperialism
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

26. What are demographics?
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
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
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

27. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Israel
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

28. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Because they were a victim of imperialism
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

29. What is the Sphere of influence?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Imperial control of Persia
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Crimean war

30. What is geopolitics
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
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

31. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Britain
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Israel
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

32. 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
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Palestinians
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

33. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Crimean war
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

34. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Crimean war
Because they were a victim of imperialism

35. What is important about the Golan Heights?
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)
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

36. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
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
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

37. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
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.
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Palestinians

38. what do the West Bank - Gaza Strip - and Golan Heights have in common?
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
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

39. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Britain
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Imperial control of Persia

40. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Imperial control of Persia
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

41. What happened between Britain and France?
Ottoman empire
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
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

42. What is economic concession?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Palestinians
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Palestinians

43. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
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.
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

44. What is geopolitics
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Ottoman empire
Because they were a victim of imperialism
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

45. What are demographics?
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
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

46. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
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

47. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

48. 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
Crimean war
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

49. 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 they were a victim of imperialism
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

50. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
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
Crimean war
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank