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What is the nation that consumes the most petroleum? |
The US |
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What does PLO stand for? |
Palestinian Liberation Organization |
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What is the goal of the PLO? |
To fight to regain their homeland within the borders of Israel |
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What does OPEC stand for? |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
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What are the 5 pillars of Islam? |
1. Profess Faith 2. Prayers 3. Fasting 4. Almsgiving 5. Pilgramage |
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What are some things that Islamic Fundamentalists reject? |
men and women as equal separation of church and state right to leave the religion |
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What is the goal of terrorism? |
To put so much fear in the people that they force the government to make the changes they are after. |
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Who was Mikhail Gorbachev? |
He was the leader of the Soviet Union |
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What was glasnost? |
It was a policy implemented by Gorbachev that means openess that allowed people to voice their opinions openly without fear of punishment |
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What was perestroika? |
A policy implemented by Gorbachev. Russian word that means reform. Elections were held and people were allowed to own their own business etc. |
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What does INF stand for? |
Intermediate range Nuclear forces |
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Name the 10 MIddle East Countries that you have studied. |
Turkey Syria Israel Egypt Saudi Arabia Iran Iraq Lebanon Kuwait Jordan |
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Name 3 countries in the Middle East that do not speak Arabic? |
Israel, Iran and Turkey |
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When was the Iran and Iraq War? |
September 1980-August 1988 |
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What has the Iran and Iraq war been called? |
The longest conventional war of the 20th century. |
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How does the Iran/Iraq war start? |
Iraq invades Iran over boarder disputes |
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Who was the leader of Iraq |
Saddam Hussein |
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Who was the leader of Iran? |
Ayatollah Khomeini |
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What did Iran want? |
They wanted the government of Hussein overthrown. |
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Who did the US support in the Iran/Iraq War? |
Hussein of Iraq |
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Who did Iraq borrow 7 billion dollars from the keep the war going? |
Kuwait |
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Who replaced Nikita Khrushchev of Russia? |
Leonid Brezhnev |
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Why did people want to leave the Soviet Union? |
It was hard to find a place to live, there was food and clothing shortages, and people were not free to say what they thought. |
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Who was the KGB? |
The russian secret police who's job it was to stamp out any opposition to Brezhnev's government |
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Arabs that live in Israel are called what? |
Palestines |
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Who was the leader of Egypt who took control of the Suez Canal? |
Nasser |
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Who was the Prime Minister of Israel during the Camp David Accords? |
Mechem Begin |
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Who was the President of the United States during the Oil Embargo? |
Nixon |
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Who was the leader of Egypt during the Yom Kipppur War who was later assassinated by Islamic Jihad? |
Anwar Sadat |
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Who was the leader of the PLO from 1962-2004? |
Yasser Arafat |
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Someone who believes Jewish people should have a homeland? |
Zionist |
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President of the United States during the Camp David Accords? |
Carter |
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Prime Minister of Israel in 1948? |
David Ben Gurion |
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When was the Yom Kippur War? |
October 6, 1973 |
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What was the Yom Kippur War? |
When Egypt and Syria attacked Israel during the jewish holiday of Yom Kippur |
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Briefly describe the Yom Kippur war. |
Initially Israel is overwhelmed but they are aided by US weapons and intelligence. They push Egypt and Syria back. Un organizes peace talks. Henery Kissinger US secretary of state acts as a peace broker. |
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What were the Camp David Accords? |
President Carter of the US, invited the Egyptian leader, AnwarSadat and Israeli leader, Mechacem Begin to peace talks atCamp David. Very tense and each leader wanted very little to dowith one another. President Carter acted as the mediator and"go-between" to them. The peace agreements lasted for 13 days!
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What is the goal of OPEC? |
to coordinate petroleum policiesand prices; safeguard members'interests by providing steady income tomember countries
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When was the Oil Embargo? |
1973 |
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What was the Oil Embargo? |
Egypt and Syria,announced there would be no oil to anynation that supported Israel in the YomKippur War (US and allies in WesternEurope)
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What were some results of Oil Embargo in US? |
max. speed limitwas set at 55mph, Dept. of Energy wascreated (1977), US Strategic PetroleumReserve established ('78), downsized cars/smaller engines, alternative renewableenergy sources sought
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Explain the Iran Hostage Crisis. |
The US has been supporting the Shah of Iran, Pahlavi, acruel authoritarian leader in Iran. Revolutionaries overthrew him in 1979. A new religiousMuslim leader took over Ayatollah Khomeini. The Shah fled the country and was given asylum in the US,where he underwent medical treatment. Angry students (500) attacked the US embassy in Teheranand took 52 people hostages
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When was the Iran Hostage Crisis? |
November 4, 1979
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What was President Carter's response to the Iran Hostage Crisis? |
President Carter tried several ways tosecure their freedom - he seized 8 billion dollars worth ofIranian deposits in US banks - he sent warships to the waters off thecoast of Iran - He approved a rescue attempt that wasbotched |
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What was the result of the Iran Hostage Crisis? |
on Jan 20, 1981, after 444 daysin captivity the hostages were released.Ronald Reagan, the next president, tookoffice the next day.
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Iran and Iraq war When? |
Sept 1980-Aug 1988.
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What was the Iran and Iraq War called? |
the longest conventional war of the 20th century. |
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Iran Iraq War why? |
Iraq invaded Iran in 1980 over borderdisputes |
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Leader of Iraq? |
Saddam Hussein |
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Leader of Iran? |
Ayatollah Khomeini |
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Two years after the Cuban Missile Crisis Nikit Khrushchev was forced out of power who was the new leader? |
Leonid Brezhnev |
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Persian Gulf War was also called what |
Operation Desert Storm |
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Persian Gulf war what? |
began when Iraq invaded Kuwait inAugust 1990. UN forces came in Jan1991. |
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Persian Gulf War Why? |
Iraq believed Kuwait was"slant drilling" petroleum acrossIraq's border. Claimed Kuwait washurting their economy by keepingthe price of oil low, and wantedKuwait to cancel war debts owedthem from Iran-Iraq War(1980-1988)
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Who was Kuwait supported by? |
The UN and Us forces |
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Who led the US forces in Kuwait? |
General Norman Schwarzkopf |
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Persian Gulf War result? |
Iraq was removed from Kuwait in 1991 |
