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What are the 4 pillars of Islam

prayer, almsgiving, fasting, faith, and pilgrimage

2 things that islamics reject

they reject that men and women are equal and the seperation of church and state

Name three israelis wars

War for independence


6 day war


yom kippur war

what happened in Persian gulf war

Iraq invaded Kuwait and did not leave by desired date told to and were attacked by u.s. and some other countries

Why did Iraq attack kuwait

they thought Kuwait was slant drilling


also thought Kuwait was puting oil prices to low

Israel gained in war for independence

West Bank, Golan Heights, Gaza strip and Sinai peninsula

How did Iran Iraq war start

Iraq invaded Iran

when was Iran Iraq war

september 22, 1980

how long was Iran Iraq war

it was 8 years and ended july 20 1988

PLO

palestinian Liberation Organization

OPEC

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Monothiestic

a nation ruled by religigon

Glasnost

more openness

perestroika

reform

Ferile Crescent

Iraq lebanon Jordan Israel and Syria

Mandate

an order or commision granted by the League of Nationsto a member or nation for the establishment of a government

Arid

dessert like

shaiaism

Islamic section origanally had supporters of muhummads cousin and son in law

Palestine

a historical name for an area between medd sea and Jordan river

Palestinians

arabs living in Israel

Nasser

Leader of egypt took control of suez canal and nationalized it

Begin

Prime minister of Israel during Camp david accords

Nixon

President of U.S. during oil embargo

Saddat

leader of Egypt during Yom Kippur war and assasinated by Islamic Jihad

Arafat

Leader of PLO from 1962 to 2004

Zionists

someone who believes Jewish people need a homeland

Three things that ended cold war

Glasnost


Perestroika


Intermediate Ranged Nuclear forces Treaty

put in order




Suez Crisis


War for independence


Oil Embargo


Yom Kippur War


6 day war

War for Independence May 14 1948


Suez Crisis


6 day war june 5-10 1967


Yom Kippur War October 6-26 1973


Oil Embargo 1973 sept. to 1977

3 main religions in the Middle East

Christianity Judaism and Islam

Countries NOT considered Arabic

Turkey Israel Iran

PLO goal

to destroy Israel

When was PLO created

1964

Goal of terrorism

Install fears in civilians to force government tod do what terrorists want

Golan Heights

Syrian territory since 1967

Gaza strip

long peice of coastal land

West Bank

locatedwest of the Jordan river

6 day war what

Israel attacked 4 nations Syria Jordan Iraq and Egypt

Why 6 day war

Egypt acted aggresively toward Israel and preped for war



result 6 day war

12 hours to destroy all of Egypts Syria and Jordan Air forceIs and wipes out Syria and Jordans Army egypt surrendered June 8th Israel quadrupled

How many Palestinians in Israel

1 million

independence war what

Israel ( david gurion) attacked by armies of Jordan Syria Egypt Iraq and Lebanon

independence war when

May 14 1948

independence war why

Palestinians lost their land and holy city because of Israel

Camp David Accords

President Carter invited sadat leader of egypt and Israeli leader Begin to peace talks at camp

what did carter do

He acted as mediator go between talks it lasted 13 day

when was Camp David Accords signed

Sept 1978

1st arab nation to recognize Israel as a country

Egypt

Israel gives what for peace with Egypt

Sinai Peninsula

OPEC members

Iran Iraq Kuwait Saudi Arabia UAE Venezuela Qatar Libya

how do terrorists set out to get what they want

By creating terror to the people in the country and then the people force their government to do what they want

Nations that have also been targeteed by terrorists

US Ireland Britian Spain greece and italy

Results of oil embargo in the U. S.

Max speed limit 55 mph


Dept energy creatted


Petroleum reserve eatblished


downsized cars and engines

Iranian hostage crisis when what and result

500 angry students attacked US embassy took 52 hostages in November 4 1979 seized 8 billion dollars worth of iranian deposit from US banks

Soviet Afghan war who

Soviet Union and muhajedeen or holy warriiors

Soviet afghan war when

Dec. 24 1979

how many troops did soviets send into afghan

100,000

result of afghan soviet war

Muhajedeen held them due to knowledge of land and geurillas war fighting skills.

iran i raq war who

Iraq Iran Kurds UN US USSR

where iran and iraq war

iran iraq specifically tehran and baghadad

when iran and Iraq war

sept. 22 1980 to august 20 1988

Why iran iraq war

shatt al arab waterway seized by Iraq and border disputes

how much did Iraq borrow for war and what did they use

7 billion


a lot of chemical weapons

Persian gulf war what

iraq invade Kuwait

Persian gulf war why

iraq thought Kuwait was slant drilling


claimed iraq wa hurting economy with low oil prices


wanted kuwait to cancel war debts

Persian gulf war result

US and other Countries invaded Iraq aand drove them out of Kuwait because Iraq did not leave at desired time.