The break up of this empire, predominantly by Great Britain and France through the Sykes Picot agreement, lead to most of the conflict in the middle east
The Ottoman Empire
Define Anti Semitism
Strong prejudice towards Jews
What was the outcome of Operation Iraqi Freedom?
The United States overthrew Saddam Hussein and established a new democratic government
President of the United States during the 9/11 attacks
George W. Bush
Terrorist group behind the 9/11 attacks
Al Qaeda
What are 2 of the 4 sources of conflict we identified for the middle east? (double points for all 4)
Sunni Vs. Shia
Fundamentalism
Ethnic Groups
Religious Groups
What is Zionism (be specific)
The movement by jews to create a Jewish state in Palestine
What was the cause of the Persian Gulf war?
Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait for their oil fields
Saddam Hussein
True or False: Peace Agreements in the Middle East usually last for a long time and are successful
False
The creation of Israel created conflict between which 2 groups?
Arab Palestinians and the Jewish Israelis
How did the Middle East respond to Israel being created?
Multiple Arabic countries declared war and attacked immediately
What is the reason the U.S gave to invade Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom?
They believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
(double points if you can say how many we found)
Al Qaeda terrorist leader in charge of the 9/11 attacks
Osama Bin Laden
Describe what is happening in this picture
Palestine is partitioned by the UN, and then Israel continues to take more land, contributing to further conflict
What did Europeans not care about when they partitioned the Ottoman Empire?
Ethnic and Religious groups in the region. The people
List 2 of the 4 reasons for the creation of Israel (double points if you list all 4)
Promised Land
Zionism
Holocaust
Anti Semitism
How did George W. Bush respond to the terrorist attacks on 9/11?
Invasion of Afghanistan
Yasser Arafat
Islamic group in charge of the Afghanistan government. They hid and protected terrorists. Were overthrown in 2001, but came back in 2021
The Taliban
This word means a strong pride, or a strong desire for your own country
Nationalism
This document showed Great Britain's support for Zionism
Balfour Declaration
What is the main reason the United States remained involved in the middle east?
The U.S is dependent upon the natural resources from the region
President of Egypt during the Suez Canal Crisis
Gamal Abdel Nasser
What changed in the Middle East after the Persian Gulf war that lead to further conflict in the region
United states increased its military presence in the region, frustrating many arab nations and leading to a rise in anti American sentiment