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

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

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

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

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

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10.   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

11.   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

12.   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

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

14.   1979: Egypt became the first Arab country to make peace with Israel Conflict Over Palestine

15.   1979: Egypt became the first Arab country to make peace with Israel Conflict Over Palestine

16.   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

17.   Several Palestinian uprisings have occurred since Conflict Over Palestine

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

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

22.   20 million Kurds live in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria  They want their own country Ethnic Conflict

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

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

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

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

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

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

30.   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

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

32.   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