Israel and Palestine
When was Israel established?
1948
Who did Israel sign a peace accord with in 1979?
Egypt
What form of government did Lebanon use before the war?
Totalitarian
Who was the dictator of Iraq in 1980?
Saddam Hussein
Name the two types of the Muslim religion.
Shiite and Sunni.
Who won the Six-day War?
Israel
What are the names of the people who signed the Oslo accords?
Yasir Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin
True or false? The PLO tried to overthrow the Jordan government.
True
What country did Iraq invade in the Iraq War?
Kuwait
When did Lebanon gain independance from France?
1943
What does PLO stand for?
Palestinian Liberation Organization
What leader took the first steps to peace talks?
Anwar Sadat
What are two groups of people that are a part of Syria's diverse population?
Arminians, Assyrians, Christians, Druze, Kurds, Alwite Shiites, and Arab Sunnis.
What led to the U.S. trying to remove Saddam Hussein from power?
9/11
When did Israel gain control of East Jerusalem?
1967
How many wars has Israel been in since 1990?
Four wars
What city in Israel created an obstacle on the road to peace?
Jerusalem
Why didn't western governments help the rebel groups during the civil war?
They didn't want weapons to fall into the hands of radical rebels.
What led to Iraq withdrawing from Kuwait?
The U.S.-led coalition of international forces under the UN.
Why were the PLO fighters expelled from Jordan in 1971?
They attempted to over throw the Jordan government.
How did the PLO gain recognition/attention?
They highjacked planes and killed Israeli athletes at the olympics.
What was the purpose of the Oslo accords?
To limit self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza
How did the Syrian government deal with pro-democracy protests during the "Arab Spring"?
Brutal force which eventually led to a civil war.
Although Iraq has the third largest oil reserve in the world, its economy has struggled. Why?
Car bombing and suicide attacks due to Saddam loyalists and other political parties.
What was the two-state solution?
The co-existence of Israel and Palestine, giving Palestine its independance.