1. Mid-East and U.S. Foreign Policy “Oil makes the World go round”

2. Leaders of the Middle East

3. Keys to the region  Oil

4. Timeline of Conflict

5. Mid-east Conflicts  Arab-Israeli wars – 1948, 1967, 1973  Iran hostage ordeal 1979-80  Iran – Iraq War 1980-88  Iraq invades Kuwait 1990  Operation “Desert Storm”  Intifada 80s  Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 1979- 89  War on Terror (Iraq and Afghanistan)

6. U.S. Iran Relations  Iranian Revolution in the late 70’s leads to the Hostage Crisis with the seizing of the U.S. Embassy in Teheran.  U.S. Govt. invokes trade sanctions on Iran

7. Iran-Iraq War ’80s  U.S. backs Iraq while secretly aiding Iran.

8. War in the Gulf 1991

9. Results of the Conflict  U.S. liberates Kuwait and saves Saudi Arabia  U.S. builds an international coalition to oppose Iraq  Israel does not involve itself in the conflict  Saddam Hussein stays in power  First major victory for U.S. since the defeat in Vietnam

10. Islamic Fundamentalism  Radical Arab groups target the U.S. and Israel  Movement gains strength due to the policies of the U.S.  Peace in the region is in jeopardy.

11. America’s War on Terror  Iraq (Bush)  Afghanistan (Bush / Obama)  Iran?  Pakistan / India?  Syria?  Israel and PLO?

12. What are the solutions to the problems of the Middle East?