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23 Cards in this Set
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Pan-Arabism
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Movement intended to build cultural and political ties among Arabs
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Kibbutzim
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A collective farm community in Isreal
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Nationalize
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To bring a private industry under govermental control
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Pact
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A treaty between several nations
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David Ben-Gurion
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Prime Minister of the new state Israel.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Leader of the coup, took over as president in egypt.
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Hussein I
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Jordan, Asked for British and American help when pro-Nasser forces threatened his government
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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Iran Shah, relied on western help to block soviet influence.
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Mohammad Mossadeg
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became primeminister of Iran, nationilized british owned oil industry and declared that all oil money would be used for social and economic reforms. Great Britain called for a world boycott of Iranian oil.
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Disengagement
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Act of freeing oneself or withdrawing from a situation
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cartel
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An association of businesses supplying the same product that regulates its members' prices and production.
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Intifada
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The 1987 uprising by Palestinians against Israeli occupation.
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Embargo
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An order restricting trade.
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Yasir Arafat
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Militant leader, who vowed to use armed struggle to establish a Palestinian state.
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Anwar el-Sadat
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Successor of Nasser, Led Arab forces in a new war against Israel. Launch a suprise attack on israel on October 6, 1973
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Menachem Begin
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Israeli Prime minister, met United States President Jimmy Carter to talk about Peace treaty.
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Hosni Mubarak
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Successor After Sadat assassination. supported Egypts peace with Israel but also worked to improve Egypt's relations with other Arab nations.
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Yitzhak Rabin
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Israeli Prime minister, agreeded to exchange some occupied land for security guarantees and ot accept self-rule by the Palestinians.
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Shimon Peres
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Rabins successor, pledged to continue efforts toward peace.
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Ehud Barak
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New Leader of Israel, Promised to renew the peace process
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Abdullah II
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King of Jordan also pledged to work toward peace.
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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
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Shiite Muslim Leader, preach the overthrow of the Shah and the creation of republic. when shah fled he returned to form a government based on Islamic traditions and laws.
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Saddam Hussein
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Sent Iraqi forces into Kuwait, claiming that the country was a historic part of Iraq.
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