Middle East History
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
SW Asia Conflicts
Conflict in the ME
MISC
100

Why did the Ottoman Empire fall?

They entered into WW1 on the side of the Central Powers and lost.

100

What are Israelis and Palestinians fighting over?

What is land

100

This invasion was a result of the 911 attacks

Afghanistan War

100

Which war resulted in sanctions (weapon inspectors & embargos) for Iraq

Persian Gulf War

100

Diaspora

The scattering or dispersing of Jews to lands outside of Israel, beginning in the 600s BC

200

Who took control of the Ottoman Empire after it fell?

What is Great Britain and France

200

What major event cause Jews to want to go back to Palestine?

What is the Holocaust

200

This war was a result of Iraq invading Kuwait

Persian Gulf War

200

What group and person was responsible for the 9/11 attacks?

What is Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden

200

Zionism

A Jewish movement beginning in the late 19th century in response to growing Jewish racial discrimination and sought to reestablish a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

300

This country was created by the UN in 1948

Israel

300

What country took over Palestine after WW1 in the form of a mandate (colony)?

What is Great Britain

300

This war was caused by the US believing that Saddam Hussein still had WMD's, and because he wasn't letting in UN inspectors in

Iraq War

300

What are the Occupied Territories and who lives there?

Areas like the West Bank and Gaza Strip where Palestinians live under Israeli rule

300

Refugee

A person who flees their country for political, social, religious or safety reasons


400

Where was the Ottoman Empire centered?

What is Turkey

400

What group took over Palestine after WWII and created Israel

What is United Nations

400

In this war, the US defeated the Taliban

Afghanistan War

400

What was the result of the 1948 and 1967 Israeli/Palestinian wars?

The Israelis won and expanded their territory, displacing Palestinians from their lands.

400

Nationalism

Devotion to the interests or culture of one's nation; the desire to achieve political independence


500

What were three problems that arose after the fall of the Ottoman Empire?

1. new borders, drawn by outsiders, caused regional conflict in the Middle East 

2. the British allowed Jews to immigrate to Palestine, which caused tension/conflict

3. land, oil, and religion became major sources of conflict since the fall of the Ottoman Empire

500

What is an Intifada

What is Palestinian Uprising

500

This war ended in 2003 with the US removing Saddam Hussein from power

Iraq War

500

Give examples of continuing conflict in Israel

Tensions continue; on-and-off attacks continue; Palestinians still living in refugee camps; disagreement over land continues

500

What do the Kurds & Palestinians have in common?

Both groups want to have their own country. They were placed together with other ethnic groups that they don’t get along with.