(geo) countries M.E Flashcards
1
Q
- united forces assisted the rebels
- took down dictator gaddafi
A
libya
2
Q
- civil war between the morci forces and the military
- dangerous setting with many citizen death
- turmoil
A
egypt
3
Q
- military powerhouse/best military
- jewish stronghod in muslim world
- benjamin netanyahu
A
israel
4
Q
- at peace
- islamic nation
A
lebanon
5
Q
- religious problems
- strong military
- nuclear power
A
turkey
6
Q
- killing field for assadi government
- saran gas
- thousands dead
A
syria
7
Q
- south of syria
- no civil strife/ stable gov. good economy
- scared of syria
A
jordan
8
Q
- lost 4500 causalities
- weapons of mass descrution
- oil
- ciivl war among the arab tribes
A
iraq
9
Q
- developing nuclear weapons
- persians
- want to dominate middle east
- new leader rouhani
A
iran
10
Q
- training grounds for terrorists
A
yemen
11
Q
- stable, secure, oil rich, no civil strife
A
oman
12
Q
- war against saddam to save oil
- desert storm
A
kuwait
13
Q
- kabul
- taliban controled using opium/heroine to get $
A
afganistan
14
Q
- try to ally with
- suspicious of their intentions
A
pakistan
15
Q
- rich in oil, secure economies, wealthy infra structure
A
bahrain , united arab emirates, qatar (terrorists)
