Ch 22&23 Flashcards
A religious leader among Shiite Muslims
Ayatollah
The process of removing salt from seawater so that it can be used for drinking and irrigation.
Desalination
A severe restriction of trade with other countries
Embargo
An underlying foundation; the basic support facilities of a country, such as roads and bridges, power plants, and schools
Infrastructure
A commission from the league of nations authorizing a nation to govern a territory
Mandate
An army; also, the private army of a particular fighting faction
Militia
Worldly, not relating to religion
Secular
A member of a movement known as Zionism, founded to promote the establishment of an independent Jewish state
Zionist
The execution of 6 million Jews in nazi concentration camps during world war 2
Holocaust
Arabs make up more than ______ percent of Israel’s pop.
17
________ is Iraq’s most important economic activity.
Oil production
The 1967 Arab-Israeli war had a _________ effect on Jordan’s economy.
Devastating
Disagreements amongst religious leaders was the major cause of ________ civil war.
Lebanon
The ________ government has given money to farmers to buy modern machinery.
Syrian
The ______ government has provided research to help improve crop output.
Syrian
In an effort to get people to move to the dessert workers were given _________ and _________.
High pay
Extra time off
The __________ took refuge in the Gaza Strip after the Arab-Israeli war of 1948.
Palestinians
The discovery of ______ brought enormous wealth to the Arabian peninsula.
Oil
Saudi Arabia used its oil profits to improve the countries ___________.
Infrastructure
Life in ____ and _______ has changed very little since ancient times.
Yemen
Oman
__________ closed down the schools and started a dictatorship.
Mustafa Kemal
_____________ built roads and railroads
Rezakhan
The Khomeini government of Iran outlawed ________
Alcohol
The Khomeini government of Iran forced ________ to leave the country
Westerners
Jordan’s form of government is a _____________
Constitutional monarchy
_________ is an economic activity which has been carried on for centuries in Damascus and Aleppo.
Trade
________ invaded Lebanon in 1982 to drive out the PLO
Israel
From 1980 to 1988 Iraq was at war with ______
Iran
Iraq depends on money from ____ to run the country.
Oil
The branch of Islam that the majority of Iranians belong is ______
Shiites
The chief language spoken in Cyprus is _______
Greek
________ has worked to develop high technology and service industries.
Israel
Israel signed a peace agreement with _______ in 1978 and promised a settlement with the Palestinians.
Egypt
Mustafa Kemal replaced Islamic laws with the ______________
European legal system
After the ______ war the Ottoman Empire lost control of the Middle East
WW1
Political disorder and violence; lawlessness
Anarchy
