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1. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Britain
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

2. what do the West Bank - Gaza Strip - and Golan Heights have in common?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Israel
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East

3. What are demographics?
Israel
Palestinians
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.

4. 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
Britain
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

5. What is the Sphere of influence?
Imperial control of Persia
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Ottoman empire

6. 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.
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Britain

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

8. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Britain
Imperial control of Persia
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

9. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
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
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Britain

10. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
Palestinians
Crimean war
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

11. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Palestinians
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

12. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Britain
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

13. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Israel
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

14. What is economic concession?
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
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed 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

15. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Britain
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

16. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Britain
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Were both imperial powers at one time in 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

17. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman empire
Palestinians
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Crimean war

18. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
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
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
Ottoman empire

19. What is the Sphere of influence?
Imperial control of Persia
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

20. 3 Important things about the Middle East
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Ottoman empire
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

21. What happened between Britain and France?
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

22. 3 Important things about the Middle East
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Crimean war
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Israel

23. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
Britain
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
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.

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

25. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
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
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

26. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
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
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

27. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

28. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Israel
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Ottoman empire

29. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
Imperial control of Persia
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
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.

30. What is the UN plan of 1947?
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Palestinians
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

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

32. What is geopolitics
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Because they were a victim of imperialism
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Ottoman empire

33. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Ottoman empire
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

34. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Israel
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Ottoman empire
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

35. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in 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
Ottoman empire
Britain
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

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

37. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
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

38. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
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

39. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
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
Because they were a victim of imperialism
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

40. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
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
Crimean war

41. 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
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

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

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

44. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
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

45. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Israel
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

46. What are demographics?
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Britain
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Because they were a victim of imperialism

47. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
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
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Crimean war

48. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
Crimean war
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
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.

49. What is economic concession?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

50. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Because they were a victim of imperialism