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

2. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Ottoman empire
Imperial control of Persia
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Palestinians

3. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Israel
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Ottoman empire

4. 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 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
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

5. What is important about the Golan Heights?
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.
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

6. 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
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.
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

7. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
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.
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

8. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Israel
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

9. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
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
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Palestinians

10. 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
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Israel
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East

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

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

13. What is the UN plan of 1947?
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Ottoman empire
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

14. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Britain

15. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Ottoman empire
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

16. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Palestinians
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

17. What is geopolitics
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
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
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

18. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
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)
Britain
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

19. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Britain
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Israel
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

20. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Crimean war

21. 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
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

22. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
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
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Israel

23. 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
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.
Ottoman empire

24. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Britain
Israel
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

25. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Imperial control of Persia
Britain

26. What happened between Britain and France?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Imperial control of Persia
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

27. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

28. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Ottoman empire
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Israel

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

30. What is important about the West Bank?
Ottoman empire
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
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

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

32. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Imperial control of Persia
Britain
Because they were a victim of imperialism
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

33. What is the Sphere of influence?
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Crimean war
Imperial control of Persia

34. What are demographics?
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
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

35. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Crimean war
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Israel
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

36. What is economic concession?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Britain
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

37. What are demographics?
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.
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Ottoman empire

38. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

39. What happened between Britain and France?
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

40. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Palestinians
Imperial control of Persia
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Because they were a victim of imperialism

41. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
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

42. 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
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Britain
Because they were a victim of imperialism

43. What is the Sphere of influence?
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
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Imperial control of Persia

44. 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
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
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

45. 3 Important things about the Middle East
Israel
Imperial control of Persia
Israel
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

46. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Ottoman empire
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)
Israel

47. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Britain
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

48. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

49. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
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
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

50. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Imperial control of Persia
Israel
Ottoman empire