Middle East History Review

The ____ did not receive their own territory in the British partitioning of the Middle East, which led to many problems.

Why did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create Israel in 1948?

What is the U.S. main economic interest in the Middle East?

The creation of ____________________ merged Sunni and Shia territories into one nation.

What created the division between Sunni and Shia Muslims that originated after the death of the Prophet Muhammad?

We need a safe homeland due to persecution of our group

Hussein...al Qaeda...UN inspection Team...2 months....government overthrown..WMDs not found....

We have a religious connection to the land.

Who was the leader of Iraq before the invasion?

I can answer the question, "How did European partitioning lead to conflict in the Middle East?" in paragraph form.

Conflicts between Kurds and the governments of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran continue today because

Osama bin Laden....9/11 attacks...al-Qaeda...Taliban...took 10 years to find him....

Who received more land from the UN when it drew the initial boundaries for Israel in 1947?

Zionism is the belief that.....

Our homes are in the Gaza Strip and West Bank areas.

What happened as a result of the UN Partition Plan?

What has become of many of the Palestinians who became refugees in 1948?

During WWI Great Britain made promises to.....

Which international agency was responsible for creating the state of Israel?

Osama Bin Laden's role in American history would best be described as:

Which of the following developments contributed to the end of the Ottoman Empire?

Why is there resistance to creating an independent Kurdish state in the region they currently live in?

I can explain the political cartoon shown.

We need access to the Jordan River.

What was the reason for the US involvement in the Persian Gulf conflict in the early 90s?

Who drew up the boundaries of the new countries created from the Ottoman Empire after WW I?

Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?

How did the Persian Gulf conflict end?

What is antisemitism?

Did the inspection team find WMD in Iraq?

We have several holy sites here.

Who dominated much of the Middle East from 1300-1918?

Why did the US go to war against Iraq in 2003?

The group responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks was...

Which of these is NOT an issue that is related to the continuing Arab-Israeli conflict?

Why did the US bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?

Kuwait....Iraq....WMDs......UN......6 weeks......Oil fields set on fire

Who had a larger population in Palestine after WWI?

Sunni and Shia are two factions of:

We’ve been living here for the last several centuries, including during the Ottoman Empire.