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Lebanon Who were they colonized by? When? Who were they later conquered by? When? What is their current government style? What led them to be their own country? Who did they defeat? Who did they fight with? |
Ottoman Empire, 1600s France, 1932-1943 Democratic Republic Civil War, Palestine people Lebanese, Palestinians, Israeli |
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Syria When did they gain independence? What was their government style? What did the parliamentary have to do for Bashar to become president? What is the main religion? |
April 1949, Parliamentary Republic Had to lower age of presidency Sunni Muslims, 64 percent of population |
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Saudi Arabia What led to the creation? When? What are their forms of government? What is their religion? |
Abdul-Aziz bin Saud returning from exile in Kuwait to continue fighting, 1932 Absolute Monarchy, Unitary State, Islamic State Mainly Islamic |
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Iran What is the main religion? What does it branch off into? Who led the Iranian revolution? What is their government? |
Islam, Shi'ism Ayatollah Ruhollah Rhomein Theocratic Islamic Republic, belief in one God |
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Jordan What type of colony were they? When did they stop being that type of colony? What did they gain? What is their government? What was abolished? What is their civil war called? When was it? What happened? |
A British colony, until May 1946, their independence Constitutional Monarchy, political parties Black September, 1970, PLO and PFLP tried to overthrow King Hussein |
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Afghanistan Why are they at war with America? What type of government are they now? 2 Exports and 2 Imports are? |
Because of 9/11 Presidential System 2 Exports: raw cotton, coal briquettes 2 Imports: cement, vegetable oils |
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Pakistan Who led their independence? Who did he lead them from? What religion are they? What do they follow? What type of government is there today? |
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, from India Muslim, follow Islamic practices, traditions and ideals Federal Republic |
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Cyprus How many groups occupied it? How many presidents? When were they independent? From who? What happened to the president of 1963? |
About 10 7 presidents, 1960, Britain He did like Turkish Cypriot advantages, they did not like the government |
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Israel What is the government today? What was the civil war called? What happened in 1982? |
Parliamentary Democracy Arab-Israeli War First Lebanon war took place, Israel invaded South Lebanon |
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Iraq When did Iraq become independent? When was it formed? What fell? When did their civil war start and end? Who was it between? What is the religion? What is the government today? |
1932 1919, after Ottoman Empire fell 2006-2008, between government of sovereign state and domestic political groups Islam Parliamentary Democracy |
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Saudi Arabia (Again) What is the body of the Islamic Law? Since when? What is the religion? Saudi Arabia is the largest what producer? After who? |
The Shari Law, since Saudi Arabia was created Muslim Second largest oil producer, after Russia |
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Kuwait What type of government is it? Ruled by what family? 1 Import? 1 Export? What is the official language? |
Constitutional and hereditary monarchy, ruled by Al-Sabah Family Import: Cars Export: Crude petroleum Arabic |
