Middle East Partition
Creating Israel
Modern Middle East Conflicts
U.S. in the Middle East
Random Vocab
100

This large empire ruled the Middle East for hundreds of years before World War I and was broken up after the war

Ottoman Empire

100

In what way did the United Nations supported the Jews by allowing them to set up a homeland in this country 

(Think of a country)

Palestine

100

The Middle East controls the greatest supply of what valuable resource?

Oil

100

The United Nations imposed what trade barrier on Iraq that prevented them from exporting oil or importing goods.

embargo

100

This term means forced movement of people, often because of war or danger.

Migration

200

These two European countries divided up the Middle East after World War I. One is France , the other 

Britain

200

Many people around the world agreed with the formation of the state of Israel because of the events associated?

the Holocaust.

200

The Persian Gulf War was caused when Iraq invaded which country?

Kuwait

200

This person was responsible for the Sept. 11th attacks

Osama bin Laden

200

This term means a government ruled by one leader who has complete control.

Dictator

300

When did Israeli-Palestinian conflict begin?

1948

300

What was the name of the political movement dedicated to establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine?

Zionism

300

The worldwide terrorist organization responsible for 9-11 was?

al-Qaeda

300

What country was attacked by Iraq as an effort to get them involved in the Persian Gulf War

Israel
300

This term refers to a type of government where religious leaders hold power

Theocracy
400

After World War I, Britain was given control over this region, which later became Israel and Jordan

Palestine

400

This international group decided to split Palestine into a Jewish and an Arab state in 1947

United Nations 

400

The U.S. began a war in this country in 2001 in response to the 9/11 attacks.

Afghanistan

400

The U.S. went to war with this country in 2003, claiming it had dangerous weapons.

Iraq

400

This word describes the unfair treatment of people based on their race, religion, or ethnicity.

Discrimination

500

This term means the division of land between different countries or groups.

Partition

500

This city is sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, leading to many disputes over its control.

Jerusalem

500

This radical group took control of Afghanistan in the 1990s and limited freedoms, especially for women.

Taliban

500

This event on September 11, 2001, led the U.S. to increase its involvement in the Middle East.

9/11 attacks 

500

This term refers to prejudice, hatred, or discrimination against Jewish people.

Antisemitism