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TRMS-SW Asia History
Term | Definition |
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Al-Qaeda | radical islamic terrorists from Afghanistan |
United Nations | Organization of countries formed to keep peace among countries after WWII |
Ottoman Empire | Ruling empire of the Middle East until after WWI |
Persian Gulf War | Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait |
anti-semitism | hostility/prejudice against Jews |
Zionism | group who wanted to re-establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine |
Taliban | government of Afghanistan that supported Osama bin Laden |
Holocaust | systematic killing of 6 million Jews |
Operation Iraqi Freedom | Iraq as building weapons of mass destruction. |
Palestine | Disputed land of Jews and Arabs |
Shia or Sunni Muslim | Shia - Caliph must be related to Muhammad or 4 Rightly Guided families; Sunni - next Caliph can be voted upon |
9/11 | Terrorist attacks on the US; Reason for War in Afghistan |
Israel | Country created as a homeland for Jews |