Vocabulary
To divide or split into parts
The great empire that ruled the Middle East prior to WWI
Ottoman Empire
The name of the city in Israel that is holy to Jews, Muslims, and Christians.
The type of Muslim believes that the leader of all Muslims must be a good Muslim
Sunni Muslims
Dictator of the Iraq
Saddam Hussein
An event that led to the death of six million Jews
The Holocaust
The two nations that partitioned the Middle East after WWI
The name of the ethnic group that does not have its own country.
Kurds
This type of Muslim believes that their leader must be someone who is related to Muhammad
Shi'a Muslims
Group who attacked the U.S. on 9/11 (group name + leader name required)
Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda
Hatred of Jewish people
Anti-semitism
The main reason for the creation of Israel
The Holocaust
Anger, unfair, etc.
This nation is known for having a majority of Sunni Muslims
Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, etc.
Name the conflict: U.S. thought the Taliban were harboring Al Qaeda so they invaded _______.
Must include year!
Afghanistan (2001)
Zionism/Zionists
The __________ created Israel in _______.
United Nations, 1948.
The main reason for the split between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims
This nation is known for having a majority of Shi'a Muslims
Iran
Name the conflict: This nation invaded Kuwait to secure their oil fields, the U.S. wanted to protect Kuwait.
Must include year!
Persian Gulf War (1991)
The European politicians responsible for partitioning the Middle East
Sykes and Picot
West Bank and Gaza Strip
The main reason that European politicians failed at partitioning
Europeans were too worried about oil and did not pay attention to the ethnic and religious groups of the Middle East.
Saddam Hussein was part of a _______ minority who ruled over a ______ majority
Shi'a, Sunni
Name the conflict: U.S. thought this nation was developed weapons of mass destruction, they invaded to stop this.
Must include year!
Iraq War (2003)