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1. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Imperial control of Persia
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

2. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
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.
Palestinians
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

3. What is the Balfour Declaration?
Imperial control of Persia
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Palestinians

4. What are demographics?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

5. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Palestinians

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

7. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Because they were a victim of imperialism
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.

8. What is the Sphere of influence?
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Imperial control of Persia

9. What is important about the West Bank?
Palestinians
Ottoman empire
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

10. What is the UN plan of 1947?
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
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.

11. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Ottoman empire
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

12. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Palestinians
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War
Crimean war

13. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Imperial control of Persia
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

14. 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
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

15. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Palestinians
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

16. 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
Britain
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Crimean war

17. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

18. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Crimean war
Imperial control of Persia
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Britain

19. What happened between Britain and France?
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
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.

20. 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.
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

21. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Crimean war
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

22. 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
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

23. What is economic concession?
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
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.
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East

24. 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.
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

25. 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
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Ottoman empire
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

26. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Britain
Imperial control of Persia
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)

27. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
Palestinians
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
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

28. 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
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

29. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
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.
Palestinians
Major points of conflict between Arab and Israelis - Israel took control of this part after victory following the 6 Day War

30. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Palestinians
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Crimean war

31. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Ottoman empire
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

32. What is important about the West Bank?
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Britain
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

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

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34. 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.
Crimean war
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

35. 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
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
Imperial control of Persia

36. what do the West Bank - Gaza Strip - and Golan Heights have in common?
Israel
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
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

37. what do the West Bank - Gaza Strip - and Golan Heights have in common?
Britain
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
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

38. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
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
Crimean war
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Israel

39. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Israel
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

40. What are demographics?
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Britain
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

41. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Crimean war
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

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

43. 3 Important things about the Middle East
Britain
Because they were a victim of imperialism
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

44. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Imperial control of Persia
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.
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

45. What is economic concession?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

46. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
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
Britain

47. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

48. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
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

49. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Britain
Crimean war
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

50. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
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
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)