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1. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

2. What middle east countries are friendlier to the United States?
Britain
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

3. 3 Important things about the Middle East
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
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions

4. What is important about the Golan Heights?
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt

5. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
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
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Imperial control of Persia

6. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
Britain
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank

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

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8. What is geopolitics
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
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
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.

9. Who is responsible for the Balfour Declaration
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Britain
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

10. 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
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

11. What are demographics?
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
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

12. 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)
Crimean war
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

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

14. What is economic concession?
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East
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.
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

15. What is the Sphere of influence?
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Imperial control of Persia

16. What happened between Britain and France?
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Imperial control of Persia
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

17. What is the Sphere of influence?
Imperial control of Persia
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
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

18. Why did the UN Plan of 1942 fail?
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
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

19. What are demographics?
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
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

20. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Ottoman empire
Britain
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 Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

21. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

22. 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
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Demographics are are the groupings of a human population. i.e- age - race - sex - etc.

23. What were the wars between Israel & Arab countries in the middle est?
Crimean war
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
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

24. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Palestinians
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians
Israel
Ottoman empire

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

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26. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
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
Britain
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution

27. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Currently controlled by Israeli military - formerly part of Syria (they want it back)
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Crimean war
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

28. 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.
Britain
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
US continued friendship w/ Israel - US's military &economic dominance - US's approach to dealing w/ the Middle East

29. What is economic concession?
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.
Ottoman empire
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

30. What is important about the Arab-Israeli Peace Process?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
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

31. What are major points of conflict between Jews and Arabs in Israel
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

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

33. What is the UN plan of 1947?
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Britain
Plan to create both an Arab and Jewish homeland in preset day Israel - failed because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

34. What is important about the West Bank?
Imperial control of Persia
Imperial control of the Suez Canal in Egypt
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus

35. What countries are more stable - safer and friendlier to the United States?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates
Britain

36. How is the Middle East similar to Africa
Golan Heights - Gaza Strip - West bank
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Crimean war
Imperial control of Persia

37. 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
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East

38. 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
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Ottoman empire

39. What is important about the Gaza Strip?
Ottoman empire
Because they were a victim of imperialism
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.

40. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
Israel
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements

41. Why is the Middle East in the State it is in today?
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Because it favored the Jews over the Palestinians

42. What is geopolitics
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Crimean war
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East

43. What happened between Britain and France?
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Imperial control of Persia
Qatar - Saudi Arabia - United Arab Emirates

44. Who ranks # 1 to receive foreign aid from America?
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than the Middle East
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Israel

45. Lasted 600 years - was an Islamic empire - leaders were known as sultans
Crimean war
Ottoman empire
Because they were a victim of imperialism
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews

46. Who rejected the UN Plan of 1942?
Were both imperial powers at one time in the Middle East
Palestinians
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

47. What is the Balfour Declaration?
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
Pledge to create a homeland for the Jews
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

48. War fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire
Crimean war
The numbers in the United States are typically much better than 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.
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey

49. What are factors that contributed to the decline of the Ottoman Empire
The death of Suleyman I - the Greek Revolution
Currently controlled by Palestinian Authority - contains the major city called Nablus
Saudi Arabia - Egypt - Turkey
1948 War for Independence - Six Days War - Yom Kippur War - ISREAL WON all the wars

50. What is the UN plan of 1947?
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
Contains many vital waterways - strategic crossroads between several continents - the point of origin for 3 major world religions
Both experienced imperialism and independence movements