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1. 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
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
Imperial control of Persia

2. What is the UN plan of 1947?
Imperial control of Persia
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
Israel

3. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

4. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
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.
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

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

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

7. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
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.
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

8. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Britain
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

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

10. What countries are more stable - safer and 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
Imperial control of Persia
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

11. What are demographics?
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
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

12. What is the UN plan of 1947?
Israel
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
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

13. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Palestinians
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

14. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
Imperial control of Persia
Because they were a victim of imperialism
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

15. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Israel
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.

16. 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
Israel
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

17. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
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
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

18. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Israel
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
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

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

20. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Imperial control of Persia

21. What is geopolitics
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
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
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

22. what do the West Bank - Gaza Strip - and Golan Heights have in common?
Britain
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
Palestinians

23. what do the West Bank - Gaza Strip - and Golan Heights have in common?
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
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
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

24. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Israel
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
Britain

25. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
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
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

26. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Imperial control of Persia
Ottoman empire
Palestinians
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

27. What is geopolitics
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

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

29. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Imperial control of Persia
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

30. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East

31. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
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.

32. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Crimean war
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

33. 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
Imperial control of Persia
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

34. What is economic concession?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Ottoman empire
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East

35. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Palestinians
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Britain

36. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Ottoman empire
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Because they were a victim of imperialism

37. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
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
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

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

39. What is economic concession?
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

40. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

41. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Imperial control of Persia
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

42. What is important about the West Bank?
Palestinians
Imperial control of Persia
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

43. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
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
Palestinians

44. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
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

45. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
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.
Palestinians
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

46. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
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 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.
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

47. What happened between Britain and France?
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
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

48. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Crimean war
Imperial control of Persia
Britain
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

49. 3 Important things about the Middle East
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Israel
Imperial control of Persia
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

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