1. Middle East History Part 2

2. Pre World War I
Ottoman Empire
European powers control much

3. Post WWI Ottoman Empire Collapse New countries created Israel
No accounting for ethnic groups

6. Ethnic mix problems Civil War Shiite vs. Sunni
Counties boarders arbitrary

7. Israel
Created after WWII
United Nations creates it

8. Iranian Revolution
Religious group takes over
Iranian Hostage Crisis

9. Era of Oil OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Black Gold

11. Rich because of Oil United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai) Qatar
Very Rich!

20. Arab Spring
Revolutions in Egypt, Libya and Syria