Middle East Conflict Notes

Question 1

Who were the Palestinians?

Answer 1

Arabs who had lived in this area of Israel for 200 before being forced to move.

Question 2

What happened to the Palestinians who remained?

Answer 2

They were forced to live in camps to make room for Jews.

Question 3

What three major faiths hold Jerusalem as their holy land?

Answer 3

Judiams, Christianity, and Islam

Question 4

What two groups wanted to control Jerusalem?

Answer 4

Jews and Muslims

Question 5

What happened to the Palestinians that were cast out of Israel?

Answer 5

They became refugees in other countries throughout the Middle East.

Question 6

What is a common threat in Israel?

Answer 6

Terrorism.

Question 7

What did Israel do to prevent terrorists from moving into Israeli areas?

Answer 7

Israel put up a wall around Palestine.

Question 8

What year was Israel created?

Answer 8

1947

Question 9

Between what two groups did the United Nations want to partition Palestine?

Answer 9

Jews and Palestinians

Question 10

Jewish state

Answer 10

Israel

Question 11

What countries declare war on Israel?

Answer 11

Egypt, Iraq, Jordan Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria all declare war.

Question 12

What was the Suez Crisis?

Answer 12

Egypt gains control of the Suez, but Israel, along with Britain and France, fight for control of it.

Question 13

What year did the Suez Crisis happen?

Answer 13

1956

Question 14

What two countries joined with Israel to fight for control of the Suez Canal?

Answer 14

Britain and France

Question 15

In what year did the Six-Day War occur?

Answer 15

1967

Question 16

Where did Israel strike in the Six-Day War?

Answer 16

Middle Eastern Airfields

Question 17

Who backed the Arabs during the Six-Day War?

Answer 17

The Soviets

Question 18

How many died in the Six-Day War?

Answer 18

15,000 people died

Question 19

What was the result of the Six-Day War?

Answer 19

Israel wins and gains the territory

Question 20

The Yom Kippur War happened in what year?

Answer 20

1973

Question 21

Who attacked on Jewish holy day?

Answer 21

It was a joint Arab attack.

Question 22

What was the result of the Yom Kippur War?

Answer 22

A truce was created after a few weeks.

Question 23

During what war did the Oil Crisis of 1973 occur?

Answer 23

Yom Kippur War

Question 24

Aside from the war, what caused the Oil Crisis?

Answer 24

Arab oil-producing states decided to show what impact they could have upon the world economy.

Question 25

What is OPEC?

Answer 25

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Question 26

During the Oil Crisis, shipments from OPEC were cut off to countries supporting which country?

Answer 26

Israel

Question 27

What happened during the Oil Crisis of 1973?

Answer 27

OPEC announced it was severely reducing oil production. It also cut off all oil shipments to countries that supported Israel. The result was an energy crisis that brought shortages of gasoline, heating oil, and electricity to much of the Western World. Oil prices shot up overnight, tripling or even quadrupling their levels. The high cost of oil affected industries and homes alike. Inflation became a major problem in the developed world, also struck with serious economic problems. Oil prices remained high for several years before slowly dropping.

Question 28

What happened over time to OPEC’s strict production limits?

Answer 28

Gradually abandoned by most member states.

Question 29

Why did the demand for Oil reduce worldwide?

Answer 29

Conservation efforts and advancement in nuclear power production helped bring prices even further down.

Question 30

By 1986, oil prices fell even further, hitting rock bottom at about how much a barrel?

Answer 30

$10

Question 31

Where are much of the world’s oil reserves located, and about how much are they?

Answer 31

The Middle East, and approximately 75% of the world’s oil reserves are located there.

Question 32

Why is the Middle East so desirable?

Answer 32

The concentration of Oil.