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36 Cards in this Set
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1. What is the most valuable resource in the Middle East:
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OIL
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2. What document established British support for the creation of Israel:
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Balfour Declaration
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3. Why was the nation of Israel created as a homeland for the Jews in Palestine in 1948:
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The United Nations voted to recognize the land as a separate Jewish state
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4. Why did the oil producing Arab nations in the Middle East proclaim an oil embargo on the
United States: |
Massive military aid the U.S. had sent to Israel during the 1973 war
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5. What are three consequences of Israel’s “state of military preparedness”:
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Required all civilians to participate in military service
Spent a large amount of their budget on the military Caused wars so they could get the spoils of conflict |
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6. What are three views of Palestinians living in the occupied territories:
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It is a humiliation of race, culture, religion, and land.
The Zionist settlers do not belong. Israeli occupation causes desperate people to do desperate things. |
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7. What did Yassir Arafat fight for:
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an independent Arab-Palestinian state
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8. What did the PLO use as its original means of dealing with the Arab-Israeli situation:
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Terrorism
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9. U. N. Resolutions 242 tried to do all of the following:
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withdraw Israeli troops from occupied areas
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10. Why do Islamic fundamentalist terrorists attack the United States:
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the United States is an ally of Israel and moderate Arab countries
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11. Yassir Arafat displayed what three characteristics?
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Wanting Peace
Showing Diplomacy Using terrorist tactics |
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Define:
12. Palestine |
Homeland of the Arabs
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Define: 13. Israel
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Homeland of the Jews
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Define: 14. United States
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Country which is involved in the Middle East, even though it is not in the Middle East
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Define:15. Six Day War 1967
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Six Day War in 1967: War Israel won... Doubled territory of Israel
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Define:16. UN Partition Plan
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Event considered by the Arabs to be the cause of the first Arab-Israeli War
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Define:17. Zionism
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Movement to create a homeland for the Jews
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Define:18. Nationalism
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Excessive pride in a nation
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Define:19. Refugee
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One who flees or is expelled from their home by force or in order to be safe.
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20) Which term describes Jewish people who wanted to establish an independent Jewish state in the
traditional homeland? |
Zionists
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What are three things that describe the intended result of the partition of Palestine by the UN in 1947:
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Israel would be a sovereign nation.
Palestine would be a sovereign nation. Jerusalem would be an international city. |
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22) What are three factors contributed to the creation of the State of Israel in 1948:
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effects of the Holocaust.
growing Jewish population in Palestine. support for Zionism. |
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23) What issue did the assassinations of Yitzhak Rabin and Anwar Sadat demonstrate?
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Some citizens within their own countries did not support compromise.
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24) What are three are obstacles to an independent Palestinian state:
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status of Jerusalem.
Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. US alliance with the Israelis. |
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25) What are three statements that reflect the Arab-Israeli relationship since 1947:
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Israel has defeated Arab countries in numerous wars since gaining its independence.
Despite a difficult history, Israel has a stable peace with several Arab nations today. U.S. support for Israel has cause anti-American feelings in Arab nations. |
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26) What did the signing of the Camp David Accords in 1979 by Egypt and Israel indicate?
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There were opportunities for peaceful solutions in the Middle East.
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29) What are three things that have undermined the Palestinians attempts at peace:
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Palestinian Authority and Hamas are competing for political control.
Hezbollah and Hamas are funded by Iran and Syria. The borders between the West Bank and Gaza are disconnected. |
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31) Who led the Iranian Revolution?
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Ayatollah Khomeini
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32) What was the result of the Iranian Revolution of 1979?
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the rise of Islamic fundamentalism
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33) What do the actions of most Islamic fundamentalists support?
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ultra conservative interpretations of the Koran
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34) Why did Iranian students take Americans hostage in 1979?
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They wanted the Shah sent back to Iran so he could be put on trial.
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35) What are three obstacles in establishing a democratic government in Iraq:
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relationship between the Sunni and Shi'ite
interference by terrorist organizations history of authoritarian rule |
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37) What is most likely to happen to Middle Eastern nations if there is a global reduction in oil dependence?
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They would face difficult economic adjustments.
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38) For what is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) best known?
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Establishing production quotas to control the price of oil
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39) What are three characteristics shared by Judaism and Islam:
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They view Abraham as the patriarch
Both view Jerusalem as a holy city Both trace their historical roots to the Middle East |
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40) What are three things that continue to fuel terrorism in the Middle East:
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the Palestinian effort to establish a homeland
border issues between countries in the Middle East involvement of Western nations |