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Middle East Flashcards

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Israel established by UN

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1948

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Mossedeq

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Prime Minister Iran

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Nasser

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Egypt president

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Suez crisis

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1956

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5
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Six day war

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1967

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6
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Sadat

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Egyptian ruler after Nasser

1970

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Yom Kippur

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1973

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Eisenhower doctrine 1957

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ME region of vital national importance

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Sadat recognised Israel signed Camp David Accords

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1977

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

U.S. Hostages in Iran- 14 months

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1979

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Nur Taraki

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Pro-Soviet Afghanistan leader

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Mullahs

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Muslim person educated in Islamic law

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Mujahedeen ‘soldiers of God’

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Islamic fundamentalist rebel

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Amin

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

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Afghanistan

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1979-89

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Saddam Hussein

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Iraq dictator

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UN resolution 678

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(Iraq/Kuwait) use of force unless Iraq withdrew

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Operation desert fox

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1998

Bombing possible WMD

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9/11

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11 September 2001

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Jihad against US

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1998

Muslim struggle against non believers

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Bush Doctrine

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

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Bin Laden

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Al-Qaeda

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Afghanistan 2

Operation Enduring Freedom

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2001

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Iraq

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2003

SH captured

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First Arab-Israeli war

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1948-49

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