1: Key Terms
The idea and movement where Jewish people wanted a Jewish state centered in the are of their Holy Land (Palestine)
Zionism
he formed the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization).
Yasser Arafat
This country was formed after WWII in Palestinian land?
Israel
This conflict is occurred when angry radicals stormed the U.S. Embassy and held 52 Americans hostage.
Iranian Hostage Crisis
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(Islamic) uprising in Israeli territories.
intifada
leader of Egypt during the Suez Crisis
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Country where the Suez War took place?
Egypt
This War was over a dispute on who controled an important canal?
Suez War of 1956
This group raised oil prices to foreign countries, which led to serious oil shortages in US ana Europe
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Leader of Iran who westernized Iran (he ended up getting overthrown)
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Country where an Embassy was overthrown by radicals?
Iran
This war occured on an important Jewish holiday.
Yom Kippur War
ugetting rid of foreign (western) culture and preserving Islamic beliefs and culture continues today.
Islamic revivalism (activism)
Leader of Iran who restored Islamic law (ended the westernization) and was responsible for the Iranian Hostage Crisis
Ayatollah Khomeini
The U.S. went to war with this country to drive them out of Kuwait.
Iraq
This was the SPECIFIC name of the fight where the US drove the Iraqis out of Kuwait in about 3 weeks
Operation Desert Storm
a key term which means Arab-unity
Pan-Arabism
Leader of Iraq who started a war with Iran and Kuwait.
Saddam Hussein
The 6 Day War took place in this country
Israel (I will accept Palestine, as well)
During this war, Israel attacked Egypt and conquered a lot of land.
6 Day War