Conflict & Wars
What country invaded Kuwait in 1990?
What is Iraq?
What was the name of the group of oil-producing countries that was formed in 1960?
What is OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)?
Who was the dictator of Iraq from 1979 to 2003?
Who was Saddam Hussein?
What Middle Eastern country experienced a revolution in 1979 that led to the establishment of an Islamic Republic?
What is Iran?
How did the Iran-Iraq war end and who negotiated it?
What is a cease fire by the UN?
What was the war between Arab countries and Israel in 1948?
What is the Israeli War for Independence?
Which country holds some of the largest oil reserves in the world?
What is Saudi Arabia?
Who was the Iranian Shah that believed in less traditional roles for women?
Who was Shah Mohammad Pahlavi?
What country was created in 1948 that led to major conflicts?
What is Israel?
What does the term "Ataturk" mean?
What is "Father of the Turks"?
What holiday did Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on Israel?
What is Yom Kippur?
Who were the five original members of OPEC?
What are Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela?
Who was the Iranian prime minister who nationalized the country’s oil industry in 1951?
Who was Mohammad Mossadegh?
What are the two parts of the UN Resolution 242?
1. calls for Israel to return occupied territories
2. recognized the right of all states in the region to live in peace w/ in secure and recognized boundaries
What were the three countries that united during Suez Crisis?
What are Great Britain, France and Israel?
During the 6 Day War, what country's air force did Israeli planes destroy a lot of?
What is Egypt?
What is the American oil company that became the dominant player in Saudi Arabia’s oil industry before eventually becoming Saudi Aramco?
What is the Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco)?
Who is the current leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)?
Who is Mahmoud Abbas?
What city became a financial and trade center largely due to oil wealth and development in the United Arab Emirates?
What is Dubai?
What are the five radical islamic organizations?
What are HAMAS, Hezbollah, Taliban, Al Qaeda, and ISIS?
What conflict involves disputes over Gaza, the West Bank, Jerusalem, and has seen intifadas, international peace efforts, and violence since the mid-20th century?
What is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
What was imposed against the United States in retaliation for the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military in 1973?
What is an Oil Embargo?
Who was the Israeli prime minister during the Six-Day War in 1967?
Who was Levi Eshkol?
What is the vital canal created by Egypt’s Nasser that escalated tensions between Middle Eastern countries and Western powers?
What is the Suez Canal?
What were the names of the Iranians and Iraqis during the Iran-Iraq War?
What were the Sh'ia (Iranians) and the Sunni (Iraqis)?