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  In WW1 the Ottoman Empire sided with Germany, and lost European Nations Take Over

  Most of the region was divided up by Britain and France  A mandate is a country placed in control of another power by international agreement European Nations Take Over

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  Great Britain controlled Palestine, an Arab region  Jews had lived their 2000 years earlier Conflict Over Palestine

  Many Jews were left homeless after WW2 and began migrating to Palestine Conflict Over Palestine

  Palestine Arabs were worried about their homeland becoming a Jewish state  Great Britain asked the UN to solve the problem Conflict Over Palestine

  In 1947, the UN planned to divide Palestine into 2 parts Conflict Over Palestine

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  Jews accepted the plan, but Arabs did not  Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon immediately declared war on Israel, the Jewish state Conflict Over Palestine

  Israel won the first Arab-Israeli War and 700,000 Arabs had lost their homes  In 1964 the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was founded. Conflict Over Palestine

  Israel won the first Arab- Israeli War and 700,000 Arabs had lost their homes  In 1964 the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was founded. Conflict Over Palestine

  There were many wars over the years, and territories passed back and forth Conflict Over Palestine

  1979: Egypt became the first Arab country to make peace with Israel Conflict Over Palestine

  1979: Egypt became the first Arab country to make peace with Israel Conflict Over Palestine

  The PLO tried to rebel, but in 1993, they signed and agreement with Israel  Recognized Israel’s right to exist, and Israel returned some land to Palestine Conflict Over Palestine

  Several Palestinian uprisings have occurred since Conflict Over Palestine

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  Islam has 2 sects, or groups 1.Sunni 2.Shi’a Ethnic Conflict

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  Iraqis are mostly Arabs  Iranians are mostly Persians  Iran (Shi’a) and Iraq (Sunni) have had conflicts Ethnic Conflict

  20 million Kurds live in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria  They want their own country Ethnic Conflict

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  Muslim fundamentalist believe Islam should be stickily followed  In 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini took over Iran Ethnic Conflict

  Fundamentalists have had conflicts with others with less strict beliefs Ethnic Conflict

  Iran and Iraq fought over the oil-rich land between them  Iraq, led by Saddam Hussein, invaded Iran Wars in the Region

  In 1980, Iraq invaded Kuwait  The UN imposed a trade embargo on Iraq Wars in the Region

  In 1991, the US and other countries invaded Iraq  Called the Persian Gulf War Wars in the Region

  Iraq left Kuwait, but Saddam Hussein stayed in power  The UN embargo also stayed Wars in the Region

  By 2000, George W. Bush, believed that Hussein was hiding dangerous weapons  In 2003, The US, Britain, and other countries invaded Iraq Wars in the Region

  Hussein was captured  Dangerous weapons were never found Wars in the Region

  The US helped Iraqis form a new government in 2006  Many Iraqis did not approve and are still fighting the American presence in Iraq Rebuilding Iraq