1. The Middle East During the Cold War Period

2. Mandates in the Middle East
What are Mandates?
Established by the League of Nations after WWI
Mandate countries were granted independence after World War II
This independence resulted in Middle East conflicts created by religious differences
French Mandates in the Middle East:
Syria
its-children/
Lebanon
British Mandates in the Middle East:
Jordan
Palestine (became the independent state of Israel in 1948)

3. The Mandate System established after World War I was phased out after World War II. With the end of the mandates, new states were created in the Middle East.

4. Significant early leaders in the Middle East
Golda Meir-
1st female Israel president
After initial setbacks, led Israel to victory in the Yom Kippur War
Sought support of the United States
Gamal Abdul Nasser-
President of Egypt
Nationalized Suez Canal
Established relationship with the Soviet Union
Built Aswan High Dam

5. What problems arose due to the newly independent states in the Middle East?
Arab-Israeli Conflict
PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization)- wanted to regain land lost when the nation of Israel was formed in 1948.
israelis/