Middle East

Question 1

Israel established by UN

Answer 1

1948

Question 2

Mossedeq

Answer 2

Prime Minister Iran

Question 3

Nasser

Answer 3

Egypt president

Question 4

Suez crisis

Answer 4

1956

Question 5

Six day war

Answer 5

1967

Question 6

Sadat

Answer 6

Egyptian ruler after Nasser

1970

Question 7

Yom Kippur

Answer 7

1973

Question 8

Eisenhower doctrine 1957

Answer 8

ME region of vital national importance

Question 9

Sadat recognised Israel signed Camp David Accords

Answer 9

1977

Question 10

Shah of Iran (U.S. side) abdicated and Khomeini took over

U.S. Hostages in Iran- 14 months

Answer 10

1979

Question 11

Nur Taraki

Answer 11

Pro-Soviet Afghanistan leader

Question 12

Mullahs

Answer 12

Muslim person educated in Islamic law

Question 13

Mujahedeen ‘soldiers of God’

Answer 13

Islamic fundamentalist rebel

Question 14

Amin

Answer 14

Briefly served as Afghanistan president 1979. Killed by USSR replaced by Karmal

Question 15

Afghanistan

Answer 15

1979-89

Question 16

Saddam Hussein

Answer 16

Iraq dictator

Question 17

UN resolution 678

Answer 17

(Iraq/Kuwait) use of force unless Iraq withdrew

Question 18

Operation desert fox

Answer 18

1998

Bombing possible WMD

Question 19

9/11

Answer 19

11 September 2001

Question 20

Jihad against US

Answer 20

1998

Muslim struggle against non believers

Question 21

Bush Doctrine

Answer 21

U.S. could launch 1st strike to defend from terrorism/promote democracy

Question 22

Bin Laden

Answer 22

Al-Qaeda

Question 23

Afghanistan 2

Operation Enduring Freedom

Answer 23

2001

Question 24

Iraq

Answer 24

2003

SH captured

Question 25

First Arab-Israeli war

Answer 25

1948-49