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47 Cards in this Set
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Palestine |
the historic homeland of the Jews |
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Ottoman |
Palestine came under the rule of whom? |
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Palestine |
served as a land corridor between Europe, Asia, and Africa near the Suez Canal (connected the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea) |
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1917-1922 |
When was Palestine placed under British Mandate as a result of the fall of the Ottoman Empire? |
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1. Palestine 2. Trans-Jordan |
In 1922 (League of Nations), The British Mandate was divided into 2 parts |
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1. allowed the Jews to settle anywhere between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea 2. did not grant any national political rights to Arabs |
Terms of the 1922 League of Nations Mandate |
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1.) 1492: expulsion from Spain 2.) 1881: pogroms in Russia 3.) 1930: anti-Semitism in Germany |
Persecution of Jews in Europe: |
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“Jewish Homeland” |
where Jewish national identity could be fully expressed and where Jews could really feel secure |
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Zionism |
political movement to raise Jewish nationalism |
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Theodor Herzl |
author of “The Jewish State: An Attempt at a Modern Solution for the Jewish Problem” |
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Theodor Herzl |
argued that the Jews “are a people --- one people” and as such are entitled to a separate state |
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Aliyah/Aliyot |
Jewish word that means waves of Jewish immigration to Palestine |
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Wataniyyah |
term or word that refers to sentiments for a Palestinian identity |
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict |
one of the most significant and most difficult dilemmas facing the international community today |
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Shariff Faisal-Ibn-ul-Hussein |
Governor of Hijaz Province of Saudi Arabia during Hussein-McMahon Correspondence |
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Sir Henry McMahon |
British High Commissioner to Egypt during Hussein-McMahon Correspondence |
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1. Sir Henry McMahon - to recognize the independence of the Arab areas of the Levant and Saudi Arabia
2. Shariff Faisal-Ibn-ul-Hussein - to encourage the Arabs to revolt against the Ottoman Empire and enter World War I on the side of the Allies |
Hussein-McMahon Correspondence TERMS
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Sir Mark Sykes |
member of Parliament & Secretary to the British Cabinet during the Sykes-Picot Agreement 1916 |
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Charles Georges-Picot |
French Diplomat during the Sykes-Picot Agreement 1916 |
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1. to divide the Levant (France - Lebanon & Syria; Britain - Iraq & Transjordan) 2. to place Palestine under an undefined “international administration” due to its religious status and to avoid a fight for control among the Triple Entente States |
Sykes-Picot Agreement 1916 TERMS |
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Balfour Declaration 1917 |
letter of British Foreign Secretary Lord Arthur James Balfour to Jewish Philanthropist Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild on November 2, 1917 |
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1.to provide international sanction to the Zionist movement 2. to give Zionists the necessary Great Power backing for increased migration into Palestine |
Balfour Declaration 1917 TERMS |
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1. establishment of Palestine as a Jewish State 2. unrestricted Jewish immigration to Palestine |
resolutions passed in May 1942 at the World Zionist Congress |
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United Nations Resolution 181 (passed on November 29, 1947) |
called for the creation of a Jewish State and an Arab State within a partitioned Palestine |
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May 14, 1948 |
Date of the creation of the state of Israel |
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Oil Revenues |
being used by countries in the transformation of the landscape of the Arabian Peninsula |
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Dubai |
engaged in large scale real estate development projects (UAE) |
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1. Emirates Towers Complex: a. Emirates Office Tower b. Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel 2. Burj Khalifa 3. Palm Islands: a. Palm Islands Resort b. Palm Jumeirah 4. Burj al-Arab 5. Dubai Mall |
Large-scale real estate development projects in Dubai, UAE |
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Burj Khalifa |
tallest structure in the world |
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"Downtown Dubai” |
a large-scale mixed-use development that includes houses, hotels, parkland in Dubai |
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Palm Islands |
construction of three artificial islands on the coast of Dubai |
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Palm Jumeirah |
in the form of a palm tree topped by a crescent |
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Burj al-Arab |
fourth tallest luxury hotel |
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Burj al-Arab |
designed in the shape of the sail of a ship |
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Dubai Maill |
largest mall in the world in total area |
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Riyadh |
also engaged in large-scale real estate development projects (Saudi Arabia) |
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1. Kingdom Centre 2. Burj Rafal 3. Al-Faisaliah Center |
Large-scale real estate development projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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Al-Faisaliah Center |
fourth tallest building in Saudi Arabia |
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1. Aspire Tower 2. Khalifa International Stadium 3. Burj Qatar 4. Tornado Tower 5. West Bay (Doha) |
Large-scale real estate development projects in Doha, Qatar |
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West Bay |
the most modern district built in Doha |
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West Bay |
where the tallest skyscrapers in Qatar are found |
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1. King Abdullah Economic City, SA 2. Waterfront City, Dubai 3. Masdar City, Abu Dhabi |
New Megacities in West Asia |
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Waterfront City, Dubai |
construction of a 44-storey skyscraper in the shape of a silver sphere |
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1. double Dubai’s population 2. boost Dubai’s job market by one million 3. add 70km to Dubai’s coastline |
Projections for Waterfront City, Dubai |
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1. Scattering of Jews all over the world 2. Persecution of Jews in Europe |
Factors for the emergence of Jewish nationalism |
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Masdar City |
The purpose of the construction of this megacity in Abu Dhabi is for it to be the hub for cleantech companies |
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1. Not enough resources in the location (middle of the desert) 2. Need for recycling and sustainability |
Geographic concerns on the construction of King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia |
