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SW Asia Part 2 Flashcards

0
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Where is the birth place of Muhammed

A

Saudi Arabia

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Where is the largest oil resource

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Saudi Arabia

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2
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Is Saudi Arabia close with us?

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Yes

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What are the two holiest cities in Saudi Arabia

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Medina and Mecca

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What do Islamic woman wear?

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Headscarf- they are not allowed to show off their skin

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What happened in Iran in 1953

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Shah Reza Pahlavi was elected

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What happened in Iran in 1979

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Revolution led to a fundamentalist theocracy

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What was the time period from when Iraq invaded Iran

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1980-88

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What is our relationship with Iran

A

Long time enemy

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What are we known as in Iran

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The Great Satan

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What do we think Iran has

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A nuclear weapon program

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Iran

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Persians

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Iraq

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Arabs

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13
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When did Iraq gain independence

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1932

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14
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When did the Baath party take over Iraq

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1968

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When did Hussein take control of the baath party

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1979

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Why did we give Iraq weapons during Iran - Iraq war

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Because Iran was attacking friendly countries

17
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What do Kurds want in Iraq

A

Their own country

18
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What happened when Iraq attacked Kuwait

A

We lost our friendship with them

19
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What did Iraq do to make money

A

Sold goods and oil to the black market

20
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Where do we think the nuclear weapons went

A

Syria

21
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Who is a part of the Axis Of Evil

A

N Korea, Iran, and Iraq

22
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Define terrorism

A

The use of force or violence for political purposes or other gains

23
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Why does al queda hate us

A

Because we do things like support Israel, and we are rich and powerful, etc.

24
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Who is Osama Bin Laden

A

Leader of Al queda and responsible for many terrorist attacks like 9/11

25
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What is a furrow

A

Small canal, diverts water from river, directly to a field

26
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Drip irrigation

A

Pipes placed near roots drip only as much water as needed

27
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Desalinization

A

Converting salt water into drinking water

28
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What does Turkey sit on?

A

Two peninsulas named Europe’s Balkan and Asia’s Anatolia

29
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What is Turkeys largest city and seaport

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Instanbul

30
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What is cool about Istanbul

A

It was the former capital of the Ottoman empire and now named Ankara

31
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Has Turkey had a potential EU membership

A

No

32
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Who lives in Turkey

A

Muslims

33
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Does Turkey have a democracy

A

Yes

34
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Where did Turkey get their oil from

A

Aegean Sea

35
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What does mesopotamia mean

A

Land between two rivers

36
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What two rivers flow through Iraq

A

Euphrates and Tigris

37
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How many of the 19 hijackers of 9/11 from Saudi Arabia

A

15

38
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What did the US patrol in Iraq from 1992-2003

A

No fly zones to protect the peopl

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