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What was the first oil war?
World War II
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What was Zionism?
The movement of establishing the state of Israel
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Why did Britain pull out of the Middle East after World War II
World War II had nearly bankrupted them
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How has the Hamas election of 2006 affected the peace process?
It stopped it
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What is political Islam?
A movement that seeks to promote Islam within the political arena
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Who supported Woodrow Wilson's "principle of self-determination?" Who didn't support the plan?
The Arabs supported the plan, and the British and French did not
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Why were most Arab countries against the formation of Israel?
The land had already been established for Arabs
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What were the British afraid would happen if they pulled out?
That the Soviets would take control of the Persian Gulf and all of its oil
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How did Arafat's leadership frustrate the U.S. and Palestinians?
He failed to crack down on militant Islamic groups
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What are the central issues for the U.S. in the Middle East today?
Islamist political movements and growing demand for oil
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What was the huge empire that controlled most of the Middle East and a lot of what is now Europe from around 1300 all the way until around 1700?
The Ottoman Empire
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What happened when Britian announced it would pull out of Palestine in 1947?
They turned responsibility over to the U.N.
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How did the Cold War affect the U.S. position during the October War?
It forced Nixon to step up the flow of arms
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How did the first Gulf War lead to talks between Israel and its neighbors?
It lead the U.S. to try and make a peace treaty
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What challenges remain in Iraq today?
Continued violence and instability Militias, insurgents and terrorist groups make providing public safety, water, electricity and other basic services extremely difficult Deep sectarian divisions within the government and the population limit overall reconciliation and nation-building Iraq's economy has been struggling and many Iraqis are becoming increasingly frustrated with the government's failure to improve the ituation
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How did the U.S. get involved in the oil politics of the Middle East?
The British agreed to allow the U.S. to participate in the development of the Middle East's oil
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Who recognized Israel as a state and who refused to recognize it?
The U.S. and Soviet Union recognized it as a state Arabs refused to recognize it
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Who was Nasser
He was the prominent voice of Arab Nationalism and leader of Egypt
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Why do so many people criticize Israel?
Because of it's treatment of Palestinians
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What did the U.S.-led military coalition find in Iraq?
They found mass graves of thousands of Iraqis murdered by Saddam Hussein's government during his rule. They failed to find any Weapons of Mass Destruction. Because they failed. Epicly.
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What was the Skyes-Picot Accord?
An agreement between the British and French that carved up the postwar Ottoman Empire between themselves
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How did Israel react to the Arab's attack in 1948
The seized Palestinian land
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What did the U.S. do to counter the increasing influence of the Soviets in the Middle East
It placed greater weight on their relations with allies in the country
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What did the negotiations between Israel and Palestinians achieve in the 90's?
It made Israel treat Palestinians fairly while Palestine agreed to renounce the use of violence
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