Vocabulary
To divide or split into parts
The great empire that ruled the Middle East prior to WWI
Ottoman Empire
The name of the city in Israel that is holy to Jews, Muslims, and Christians.
Following the division of the Ottoman Empire's territory after World War I, who gained control of Palestine?
Britain
Saddam Hussein was the dictator of this country
Iraq
An event that led to the death of six million Jews
The Holocaust
The two European nations that partitioned the Middle East after WWI
England and France
The name of the ethnic group that does not have its own country.
Kurds
What is Anti-Semitism?
Hatred of Jews
Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda attacked the US on (date)
9/11/01
Hatred of Jewish people
Anti-semitism
The main reason for the creation of Israel
The Holocaust
What two sects of Islam don't get along due to their disagreement over who should lead
Sunni Shia
What did America believe Iraq was hiding in its country?
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
Name the conflict: U.S. thought the Taliban were harboring Al Qaeda so they invaded _______.
Must include year!
Afghanistan (2001)
Zionism/Zionists
The __________ created Israel in _______.
United Nations, 1948.
The main reason for the split between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims
people who believed that Jewish people needed their own homeland for religious reasons
Zionist
Name the conflict: This nation invaded Kuwait to secure their oil fields, the U.S. wanted to protect Kuwait.
Must include year!
Persian Gulf War (1991)
The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations. Peacemaking.
Diplomacy
West Bank and Gaza Strip
Ethnic/Religious groups
What country was Osama Bin Laden found in
Pakistan
Name the conflict: U.S. thought this nation was developed weapons of mass destruction, they invaded to stop this.
Must include year!
Iraq War (2003)