WHO DAT
WHERE DAT
WHAT DAT
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IRAN
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This Egyptian president was involved in the Camp David Accords

Anwar el Sadat

300

These 4 nations were involved in the Suez War of 1956

Egypt, Great Britain, Israel, and France.

Think about it this way. Where is the Suez Canal? Egypt. You have one done already. Who is a big bad colonizer? Great Britain. Second one check! Now you just have to remember IF...Israel and France. 

300

intifada means...

...uprising

300
Iran was formerly known as 

Persia

300

this shah of Iran was overthrown by Muslim forces

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

400

he was the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority 

Yasir Arafat

400

The UAR, or United Arabic Republic, no longer exists, but was formed by a union between these 2 nations.

Egypt and Syria.

[Important: do not confuse the UAR, or United Arabic Republic, with the UAE, United Arab Emirates. The UAE definitely still exists.]

400

The attempt to re-assert Muslim identity and values is called...

...Islamic Revivalism.

400

This nation held 52 Americans hostage

Iran

400

after the shah was overthrown, this man became leader of Iran

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini 

500

This group advocated that Palestine should be set aside as a home for Jewish people

Zionists

500

The Camp David Accords led to a peace treaty between these 2 nations

Israel and Egypt

500

The year in which the United Nations divided Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state.

1948

500

Iran's ayatollah (religious leader) opposed the shah (emperor/king) because...

...he felt the shah promoted a culture of greed and materialism. 

500

Tensions between Iran and Iraq have been fueled by...

...religious differences. See page 1066.