chapter 24 section 5

Question 1

six day war

The sinai peninsula was

Answer 1

captured by Israel

Question 2

Six day war

East Jerusalem was

Answer 2

captured by Israel

Question 3

the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was a

Answer 3

militant guerrilla organization

Question 4

formal leader of PLO

Answer 4

Yassir Arafat

Question 5

president of Egypt elected in 1970

Answer 5

Anwar Sadat

Question 6

Camp David accords was a _____________ arranged by ___________

Answer 6

peace treaty between Egypt and Israel

arranged by President Jimmy Carter

Question 7

in the early 1980s the PLO began to

Answer 7

escalate their terrorist activities

Question 8

in the early 1900s

Answer 8

major oil fields discovered in the middle east

Question 9

oil producing countries used

Answer 9

revenue to improve their countries

Question 10

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Answer 10

OPEC

Question 11

reason OPEC was formed

Answer 11

establish common pricing for oil

Question 12

The big 5 were teh

Answer 12

5 leading oil producing countries

Question 13

name the big 5

Answer 13

Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Venezuela

Question 14

OPEC began using oil as an

Answer 14

economic weapon

Question 15

Petrodollars

Answer 15

oil profits

Question 16

the oil discovery in Alaska and North Sea

Answer 16

reduced dependency on MidEastern OIl

Question 17

shah of Iran

Answer 17

Reza Pahlavi

Question 18

Islamic leader in Iran

Answer 18

Ayatollah Khomeini

Question 19

Iran

in early 1979 the

Answer 19

shah was forced to leave Iran

Question 20

Iran

by 1980 the

Answer 20

Ayatollah is in control / Islamic Republic

Question 21

Islamic militants seize the

Answer 21

U.S embassy

Question 22

Islamic militants in Iran held

Answer 22

60 americans hostage for 444 days

Question 23

President Reagan arranged for

Answer 23

hostages to be freed

Question 24

Iraq attacks who

Answer 24

Iran

Question 25

when did the cease fire between Iraq and Iran happen

Answer 25

1988

Question 26

what is the party of Sadaam Hussein

Answer 26

BA’ATH

Question 27

the kurds were

Answer 27

a minority group in Iraq

Question 28

Saddam Hussein came to power in what country

Answer 28

Iraq

Question 29

Hussein attempts to

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eliminate the Kurds

Question 30

Reason Hussein invades Kuwait

Answer 30

oil

Question 31

on August 8, 1990 Hussein annexes

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Kuwait

Question 32

Operation desert shield

Answer 32

30 nations join together to prevent movement of Saddam Hussein

Question 33

Desert Shield becomes

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Desert Storm

Question 34

Kuwait was

Answer 34

liberated

Question 35

on march 2003

Answer 35

Coalition forces invade Iraq

Question 36

on Dec 2003

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Saddam Hussein was captured

Question 37

on Dec 30, 2003

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Saddam is executed

Question 38

In mideast’s customs women’s ________

Answer 38

rights have expanded politically and llegaly

Question 39

sacred city to 3 world religions

Answer 39

Jerusalem

christiantiy, Judaism, Islamic

Question 40

Crossroads of the world

Answer 40

juncture of 3 continents

middle East

Question 41

Islamic Fundamentalists believe

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Western World is to blame for contributing to the downfall of their society