Middle East Dates Flashcards

1
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WW1

A

1914-1918

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2
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McMahon-Hussein correspondance

A

1915-1916

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3
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Sykes-Picot agreement

A

1916

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4
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Balfour Declaration

A

1917

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5
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British mandate

A

1920-1948

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6
Q

Arab revolt

A

1936-1939

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7
Q

Peel commission

A

1937

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8
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White paper

A

1939

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9
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WWII and Holocaust

A

1939-1945

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10
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King David Hotel Bombing

A

1946

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11
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Sergeants affair and SS. Exodus

A

1947

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12
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Britain hands issue to UN = UNSCOP + Resolution 101

A

1947

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13
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Declaration of establishment of Israel and exit of Britain

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14th May 1948

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14
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Arabs invade Israel = Arabs lose and Palestinian refugees forced from land –> UN resolution 194

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15th May 1948-1949

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15
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Law of return

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1950

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16
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Suez crisis = Arab nationalism and Nasser’s importance, end of Britain and France, and rise of USA

A

29th October 1956

17
Q

6 Day war = Israel victory, West bank and Gaza strip controlled by Israel = occupied territories

A

5th-10th June 1967

18
Q

Creation of PLO

A

1964

19
Q

Dawson’s field and Black September

A

1970

20
Q

Munich Olympics

A

1972

21
Q

Yom Kippur war = Israeli initial shock but still won (help from USA) need to add exact date

A

1973

22
Q

Arafat addresses UN

A

1974

23
Q

Sadat flies to Israel to address Knesset

A

1977

24
Q

Camp David

A

August 1978

25
Q

Treaty of Washington

A

26th March 1979

26
Q

Operation Litani = Israel in Lebanon because of PLO

A

1978

27
Q

Iranian revolution

A

1979

28
Q

Iran- Iraq War

A

1980-1988

29
Q

Israeli invasion of Lebanon

A

1982

30
Q

First Intifada

A

1987

31
Q

Arafat renounces Terrorism addresses UN in Geneva

A

1988

32
Q

First Gulf War

A

1990-1991

33
Q
Peace process = 
Madrid 
Oslo I accords
Oslo II accords
Wye River
Camp David II
A

1991-2000

34
Q

Second Intifada

A

2000