Causes & Context
Jerusalem is holy to people of the Jewish faith because it is the home of this significant site built by King Solomon.
What is the first Jewish temple?
The Arab spring began in Tunisia in December of 2010 after a street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi took this incendiary action after having his cart seized for lack of permit.
What is setting himself on fire?
Theodor Herzl formed this political movement that advocated for a Jewish homeland in Israel.
What is Zionism?
The 1972 Munich Massacre refers to a terrorist attack during this international event, at which 11 Israeli competitors were captured and killed by Black September.
What are the Olympic Games?
Founded by Osama bin Laden and Abdullah Azzam, this group was behind the attacks of 9/11/01 in the US.
Who are Al Qaeda?
Pope Urban II kicked off this series of disastrous wars to try to gain Christian control of the land where Jesus was crucified.
What are the Crusades?
President Saleh's return to Yemen in 2011 led to this large protest.
What is the Million Man March?
This Egyptian president was vehemently anti-Israeli and planned to nationalize the oil industry and Suez Canal.
Who was Gamal Abdel Nasser? (Nasser is acceptable.)
This 1973 attack on Israel by Egypt and Syria led to US intervention, then Arab retaliation against the US in the form of OPEC's oil embargo.
What was the Yom Kippur War?
Founded by Yasser Arafat, this group's name means "conquer." They are the majority faction within the PLO and have approached peaceful negotiation with Israel in the past.
What is Fatah?
The Dome of the Rock is a holy site in Jerusalem sacred to people of this faith.
What is Islam? (Also acceptable: Who are Muslims?)
Name at least TWO (2) causes or goals of the Arab Spring protests. (What did they want to change and/or what did they want to put into place?)
Unemployment, lack of housing, government corruption, high prices, free speech restrictions. Wanted democracy.
This British Foreign Secretary famously wrote a letter announcing British support for the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
Who is Arthur Balfour?
In 1975, this conflict erupted after Christians ambushed a bus carrying 26 Palestinian passengers. This was a reaction to guerrilla attacks carried out in the country by the PLO.
What is the Lebanese Civil War?
This group's goal is to form a unified Arab state under Sharia law. They reach followers through an online magazine called Dabiq.
Who are ISIS?
The Arab Spring spread differently and stands out from revolutions earlier in history because of this modern development.
What is social media?
Yasser Arafat of the PLO and Yitzhak Rabin signed this set of agreements in an attetmpt to bring peace to their region.
What are the Oslo Accords?
This was the name for a 1987 violent uprising of Palestinians after an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) truck collided with a civilian vehicle, killing the passengers.
What is the Intifada?
This group gained control of the Gaza Strip through elections in 2006. Some nations classify them as a terrorist organization, while others do not.
Who are Hamas?
Egypt closing the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping in 1967 led to a preemptive strike by Israel known as this brief war.
What is the Six Day War?
Women won the right to vote in this country as a result of the Arab Spring protests.
What is Saudi Arabia?
These parties famously met to make peace efforts in the Camp David Accords, earning 2 participants the Nobel Peace Prize. (Name all 3 key people.)
Who are Carter, Sadat, and Begin?
Iraq and Kuwait were at the center of this conflict, which eventually involved the US under George H.W. Bush.
What is the First Gulf War?
This anti-Israeli group is also against Western influence in Lebanon.
Who are Hezbollah?