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Gamal Abdul Nasser (1918-1970)
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President of Egypt during the Six Day War; supports Pan-Arabism
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Pan-Arabism
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The idea of purifying Arab lands of other ethnicities; Arabs are dominant
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Yom Kippur War (1973)
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Egypt and Syria attack Israel, use rockets and water cannons, Israel wins (close call)
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1973 Oil Crisis
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Arabs cut off US oil, prices increase dramatically
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Six Day War
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Powerful Egypt cuts off Israeli access t Red Sea, Israel attacks and wins quickly with air power
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