Where in the World?
Where is Palestine?
Middle East
between Israel and the Transjordan
Who was Saddam Hussein?
Iraqi politician and dictator/president from 1979-2003
He used fear, intimidation, and violence
Define "mandate."
a formal order from a superior court to an inferior court
Where was the Transjordan, relative to Palestine?
The Transjordan was east of Palestine.
Which country stopped supporting the Zionists in 1939?
Great Britain
What led to the British Mandate?
Balfour Declaration of 1917 and France abandoning the plan for international control in Palestine.
Where is Iraq relative to the Transjordan?
Northeast of the Transjordan
Who is Iraq's Strongman?
Saddam Hussein!!!!
Controlled the government and set its policies
Increased oil revenues
Developed a powerful army
Why did anti-Zionist riots break out in Palestine?
Arab leaders rejected the Balfour Declaration in 1920 and 1921
What area was included in the mandate for Palestine?
The area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea and the Transjordan
Which country called in forces to protect oil and repel the Iraqi invasion during the Persian Gulf War?
Saudi Arabia
During which year did the Transjordan become independent?
hint: 1940s....
1946
Which country pressured Great Britain to let 100,000 Holocaust survivors into the mandate?
United States
Who was Abdullah ibn al-Hussein?
ruler of the Transjordan
son of Sharif Hussein, brother of Faisal
Put these three events in order of happened first to happened most recently:
Iraq invasion of Iran, Middle East began oil production, invasion of Iraq dictatorship
1. Middle East began oil production
2. Iraq invasion of Iran
3. Invasions of Iraq dictatorship