Vocabulary
Weapons that are capable of of widespread death or destruction.
What is "Weapons of Mass Destruction(WMDs)"?
This is why the partitioning of the Middle East failed.
What is because European powers didn't account for or think about the different religious/ ethnic groups in the region?
"You can change your religion, but you cannot change your ____....."
What is ethnicity?
(DOUBLE POINTS!!!)
The fight off of the shores of Kuwait is known as ____ and the US got involved to _____.
What is the Persian Gulf War and to protect the oil supplies of Kuwait?
The REAL reason we see Kurdish nationalism or Kurd's rioting is because(DO NOT SAY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A HOMELAND. THINK DEEPER!).....
To divide or separate.
What is "partition"?
These two groups have been fighting between Palestine/ Israel for decades. They're also referred to as Palestinians/ Israelis.
Who are "Muslims/ Arabs" and "Jews"?
The United States specifically invaded Iraq in order to.....
What is find Weapons of Mass Destruction?
Ultimately, the Middle East's natural resources has affected its history because.....
What is because other countries wanted to take control of the Middle East in order to gain its natural resources?
The desire for a homeland for the Jewish people(Jewish nationalism).
What is "Zionism"?
(FRENZY POINTS!!!)
List some examples of religious conflict.
What is the Kurds fight for their own religion?
What is Sunni vs. Shia?
What is Palestinians vs Israelis?
What is conflicts between religious/ ethnic groups after partitioning Middle East?
(DOUBLE POINTS!!!)
Being careless about grouping different ethnic groups will lead to.....
What is conflict between these groups?
The US's main economic motivator in the Middle East is.....
What is oil/petroleum?
The US's ultimate goal of involving itself with the Middle East can be summarized as....
What is spreading democracy through the Middle East?
(DOUBLE POINTS!!!)
____ was the leader of Al Qaeda, an extremist terrorist group while ____ was the extreme political group/ government who ASSISTED Al Qaeda.
Who is Osama bin Laden and who is the Taliban?
This is how Zionism contributed to the creation of Israel.
What is Zionists pushed and convinced the UN to find the Jews a home?
(DOUBLE POINTS!!!)
The purpose for invading both Afghanistan and Iraq were mainly due to....
What is responding to/eradicating terrorism?
(BONUS POINTS!!!)
The SPECIFIC reason the US invaded Afghanistan was to.....
What is to respond to attack on 9/11?
When one country rules over other foreign countries or builds colonies in foreign lands.
What is "imperialism"?
(DOUBLE POINTS!!!)
This is how Anti-Semitism contributed to the creation of Israel.
What is Anti- Semitism is what ultimately lead to the Jewish people finding a home because people began to feel sorry for them?
Saddam Hussein was allowed to be leader of Iraq up until......
What is until he refused to allow the UN to inspect Iraq for WMDs?
(DOUBLE POINTS!!!)
Conflicts such as Palestinians vs Israelis, Sunni vs. Shia, and even Kurdish nationalism prove that.....
What is that land and religion are both major contributors to the conflict we witness in the Middle East?