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1. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Ottoman empire

2. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

3. 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
Crimean war
Israel
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

4. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Britain
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Palestinians

5. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Britain
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Israel

6. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
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 the Suez Canal in Egypt
Palestinians

7. What is important about the Golan Heights?
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)
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

8. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Britain
Crimean war
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

9. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
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
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

10. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
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
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

11. What is geopolitics
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

12. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Imperial control of Persia
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Ottoman empire
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

13. What is the UN plan of 1947?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
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
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

14. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
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
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

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

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16. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

17. What are demographics?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

18. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

19. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
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
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Crimean war

20. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Imperial control of Persia
Israel
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

21. 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.
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

22. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
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.
Crimean war
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

23. 3 Important things about the Middle East
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
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East

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

25. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Israel
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

26. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Crimean war

27. 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
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

28. 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
Israel
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed 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

29. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Israel

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

31. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Britain

32. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

33. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

34. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
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
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

35. what do the West Bank - Gaza Strip - and Golan Heights have in common?
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
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

36. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Palestinians
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Crimean war
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

37. What is the Sphere of influence?
Crimean war
Imperial control of Persia
Palestinians
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

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

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39. 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
Israel
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.

40. What is the UN plan of 1947?
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.
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

41. What is important about the West Bank?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

42. What happened between Britain and France?
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
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

43. What is geopolitics
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
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.
Ottoman empire

44. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
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.
Israel

45. What is the Sphere of influence?
Imperial control of Persia
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
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

46. 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
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Ottoman empire

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

48. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

49. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
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
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
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

50. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Ottoman empire