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Israel
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Other countries
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word meaning the dispersal of Jews from Israel to other parts of the world
What is DIASPORA
100
The term where civil unrest keeps spreading from country to country, starting in 2010 in Libya and is currently in Syria
Arab Spring
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Conflict that occurred after Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990.
Operation Desert Storm or the Persian Gulf War
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Major ethnic group of Iran
Persian
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Why oil is important to most Arabian countries
It is their major source of income
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Movement starting in the late 1800's where Jews from around the world were moving back into what is now Israel
What is the Zionist Movement
200
The type of government in Syria today
Dictatorship
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One of two reasons the U.N. (with the United States) returned to Iraq in 2003
We thought they had something to do with 9-11 We thought they had weapons of mass destruction
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Form of government of Iran
What is theocracy
200
Name of Turkey's first president in the 1920's who modernized the country
Kemal Ataturk
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Name of war between the Palestinians and the Jews where Israel took hold of several Palestinian territories. In the 1960's
Six-Day War
300
What did the people of Syria want from the government in the beginning of their uprisings?
Pro-democracy reforms
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Name of Iraq's dictator that ruled from the 1970's until 2003
Saddam Hussein
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Definition of a theocracy
What is a government ruled by religious leaders
300
Name another country, besides Syria, in the Middle East that has experienced "Arab Spring" in the last couple of years.
Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain,
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Cause of the Israeli/Palistinian conflict
What is religion and/or land
400
What would be a relative location of Syria?
Many answers, but will not accept "in the Middle East". Answer must be a border, north, south, east, or west of some other place.
400
Type of government Iraq has today
A democracy (weak and struggling)
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Reason why countries in the United Nations do not trust Iran
Because of their threats on Israel and their development of a nuclear program
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Difference between Sunni and Shia Islam
Sunni Islam - anyone can interpret Islamic teachings Shia Islam - only religious leaders can interpret Islamic teachings
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3 religions that state the area of Israel is home to many sacred religious sites
What is Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
500
What country will be assisting Syria in their upcoming peace talks?
Russia
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Reason Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 and Iran in 1980
He wanted their oil
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Purpose of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
What is controlling the supply and the price of oil
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Country having the most oil reserves in the world
What is Saudi Arabia