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1. What is the Sphere of influence?
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Imperial control of Persia

2. What is the Sphere of influence?
Imperial control of Persia
Britain
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

3. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
Imperial control of Persia
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
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

4. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
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

5. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Britain
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Israel
Imperial control of Persia

6. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Crimean war

7. What are demographics?
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
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

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

9. What is geopolitics
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Because they were a victim of imperialism

10. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
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
Palestinians

11. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
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.
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

12. 3 Important things about the Middle East
Palestinians
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

13. What is economic concession?
Ottoman empire
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
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

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

15. what do the West Bank - Gaza Strip - and Golan Heights have in common?
Imperial control of Persia
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
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

16. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
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
Ottoman empire
Britain

17. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Imperial control of Persia
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

18. 3 Important things about the Middle East
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

19. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
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
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

20. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
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

21. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Britain
Because they were a victim of imperialism

22. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Britain
Britain
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Because they were a victim of imperialism

23. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
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

24. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Ottoman empire
Were both imperial powers at one time in 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.

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

26. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Israel

27. What is the Balfour Declaration?
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.
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East

28. 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
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
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

29. Who has more demographics:Arab countries in the Middle East or the US
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
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

30. What are demographics?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

31. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Ottoman empire
Palestinians
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

32. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Were both imperial powers at one time in 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
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Israel

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

34. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Ottoman empire

35. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
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
Crimean war
Ottoman empire

36. 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.
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

37. What is important about the Golan Heights?
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
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Palestinians

38. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
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.
Because they were a victim of imperialism

39. 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
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

40. What is important about the West Bank?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

41. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
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
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

42. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Israel
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

43. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Ottoman empire
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed 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

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

45. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Were both imperial powers at one time in 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.

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

47. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
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

48. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

49. What happened between Britain and France?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
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

50. 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
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus