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1. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Britain
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

2. What is important about the West Bank?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

3. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
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
Crimean war
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

4. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Ottoman empire
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

5. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Crimean war
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

6. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
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
Because they were a victim of imperialism

7. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Israel
Ottoman empire

8. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman empire
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
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

9. What is economic concession?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
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

10. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
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 Persia
Britain
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

11. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
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
Israel
Because they were a victim of imperialism

12. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
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

13. What is geopolitics
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
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

14. What is important about the Golan Heights?
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

15. What is economic concession?
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Palestinians
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

16. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Ottoman empire
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

17. What is the Sphere of influence?
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Britain
Imperial control of Persia
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

18. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Britain
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

19. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Ottoman empire
Palestinians
Crimean war
Israel

20. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Imperial control of Persia
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
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

21. What is geopolitics
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
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

22. What are demographics?
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

23. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
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 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

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

25. What happened between Britain and France?
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
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.

26. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
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
Israel
Ottoman empire

27. 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
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
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.

28. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
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.

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

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30. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Crimean war
Palestinians
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Ottoman empire

31. 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
Britain
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Palestinians

32. 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
Crimean war
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Palestinians

33. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
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
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

34. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

35. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed 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
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

36. What is the Sphere of influence?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Ottoman empire
Imperial control of Persia
Palestinians

37. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

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

39. What happened between Britain and France?
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.
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

40. 3 Important things about the Middle East
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
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

41. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

42. 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
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Israel
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

43. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
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
Crimean war
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

44. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
Ottoman empire
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
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

45. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
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.
Britain
Palestinians
Imperial control of Persia

46. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Imperial control of Persia
Britain
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

47. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

48. 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.
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Palestinians
Imperial control of Persia

49. What is the UN plan of 1947?
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
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

50. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank