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One reason the Persian Gulf war was fought was to protect

Deposits of much of the worlds oil supply

In most of the nations of the Middle East a major long-term economic concern will be the need for

Diversified industry

The first Arab nation in the Middle East to reach a formal peace agreement with Israel under the camp David Accord's was

Egypt

Which factor is most responsible for the international importance of the Middle East

Fight all natural resources in a strategic location

In the 1990s the action by the Israel government that has most divided Israel society has been a decision to

Grant control of part of West Bank and Gaza strip to Palestinians

In 2003 the United States and Great Britain invaded Iraq at this time which two reasons the allies give for this invasion

Iraq had weapons of mass destruction that threaten nations around the world Iraq sponsored terrorism

Based on the information in the chart which location would most likely need to consider a Palestinian public opinion as a primary factor when formulating its policies

Jordan

Who were David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir, and Menachem Begin?

Leaders of the modern state of Israel.

in iran under ayatollah khomeini and Afghanistan throughout the 1990s and effect of the Islamic fundamentalist government has been to

Limit rights for women

Which is a major problem facing the Muslim nations in the Middle East

Limited unstable farmland

Which conclusion can be drawn from this timeline

Long lasting peace in the Middle East has been difficult to achieve

The middle east has been a crossroads for trade from Asia Africa and Europe which is a major result of this fact

Many different cultures can be found in the Middle East

which region is most closely associated with the conflict in the West Bank Golden Heights and the sinai peniny

Middle east

One reason the United States and other Western powers for the Persian Gulf war was to

Safeguard the flow of oil to international markets

What is the main idea of this cartoon

The Iraq governments has avoided cooperating with the United Nations

one of the political lessons demonstrated by the Persian Gulf War 1991 was that

The United Nations can be more potent force when many nations of the world agree on common goals

There's 1944 cartoon suggest that piece in the Middle East will

The accomplish only through negotiation and compromise

What is the main idea of this 2003 cartoon

There are problems to resolve on the road to peace

continuing western criticism of the kuwaiti Government after the Persian Gulf War is that

Women are still denied fundamental political rights

Israel is a country that has

a democratically elected government

The 1967 Arab Israel six day war resulted in the

acquisition of the golden heights, West Bank and Gaza strip by Israel

which problem has proved historically to be the major stumbling block to settlement of the Arab Israel conflict in the Middle East

claims by both sides to the same territory

The crisis illustrated in the cartoon involves the

conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors

A long-term effect of the Balfour declaration of the Middle East was the

conflict between the Palestinians and the Israel's

a study of the Middle east most clearly supports the generalization that

different religious beliefs have been a source of conflict

The main idea of the cartoon is that the Crisis will

eventually affect the world

The city of Jerusalem is important because it

has religious significance for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

which factor has served as a bond among Arab countries in the Middle East

hostility towards Israel

The situation referred to in the poem has resulted in part from the

invasion of Israel in 1948 by its Arab neighbors

What is the main idea of this 2004 cartoon

it is questionable whether I Randy uranium to produce energy

As the peace process continues in the Middle East a major stumbling block to a settlement of the Arab Israel conflict is the question of

land and civil rights for Palestinian Arabs

Which general generalization can best be supported by the information was 2003 map

many different types of governments exist in the Middle East

The 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran was a reaction to the failure of Shah Reza Pahlevi to

meet the social and political needs of the people

Which region is referred to in this quotation

middle east

The illustration would most likely have been used to support

negotiations between Israel government and the Palestine liberation organization

in the middle east what is the main political goal of the kurds and the arab Palestinians

self rule in their respective homelands

This passage describe the decision of the Egyptian government to

sell the Suez Canal

In most of the oil-rich arab nations, the wealth generated by oil has affected the way of life in that...

technological modernization has occurred but traditional laws and customs continue

and I ran both the revolution of 1979 and the rise of Islamic find fundamentalism Have caused

tension between traditionalism and modernization to continue

Which has been a major goal about the zionists and the Palestinian Arabs in the middle wasy

to have their own independent country

A major cause of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 was the concern by Islamic leaders that

traditional values were being undermined by Western ideas

What is the main idea of this 1944 cartoon

various economic problems continue despite Palestinian autonomy in the Gaza region


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