Partitioning
Israel
US involvement
People
Vocab/Stuff/You'll find out when you choose it
100

Define Partition

To divide

100

Four reasons for creation of Israel

Religious connection (promised land)

Anti-Semitism

Holocaust

Zionism

100

War that broke out after Iraq invaded Kuwait for their oil fields and reserves

Persian Gulf War

100

President of the United States during the 9/11 attacks.

George W. Bush

100

War fought between 2 middle eastern countries for a small area of oil. Ended with neither side winning, over a million deaths, and essentially nothing being changed. 

Iran Iraq War

200

Great Brittan and France did not pay attention to these when partitioning the ottoman Empire. Leading to conflict in the futre

Religious and Ethnic groups

200

Israel was created by who?

United Nations

200

Reason for the invasion of Afghanstan

9/11 attacks / Overthrow taliban and capture bin laden

200

Al Queda terrorist leader who was behind the 9/11 attacks. 

Osama Bin Laden

200

Genocide of anyone deemed "undesirable" by Adolf Hitler during WW2. 6 million jews killed during this event.

Holocaust

300

This country was partitioned to create Israel

Palestine

300

Movement by Jews to create their own country in Israel

Zionism

300
Name one reason for US involvement in the middle east

Oil

Look for weapons of mass destruction/response to terror

Protect democracy of Israel and Iraq (after OIF)

Protect rights of others

300

Iraqi Dictator who led Iraq to war against Iran and the US. Was overthrown and hung during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Saddam Hussein 

300

Prejudice towards jews 

Anti-Semitism

400

This empire was partitioned after its fall following WW1. 

Ottoman Empire
400

Did Arabs respond positively or negatively to the creation of Israel?

Negatively. Many countries immediately declared war on Israel

400

War fought to overthrow Saddam Hussein and remove weapons of mass destruction from terrorist

Operation Iraqi Freedom

400

Palestine Liberation Organization leader. Won a nobel peace prize despite being a sponsor of terror.

Yasser Arafat

400

Arabs living in modern country of Israel. Many are refugees due to continuing conflict with Israelis.

Palestinians

500

When one country controls another with an agreement in place for future independence

Mandate

500

Document that supported the zionist goal of their own state. Did not create israel, but set the foundation for its creation. 

Balfour Document

500

What natural resource from the middle east was the US most interested and dependent on? 

Oil

500

President of Egypt who nationalized the Suez canal.

Gamal Abdel Nasser 

500

Series of conflicts between Middle East Arabs and the Jews of Israel. Lead to changing borders in and around israel over the years

Arab Israeli Wars