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Middle East Terms

World History Exam

QuestionAnswer
Balfour Declaration 1917: a letter from the UK's foreign Secretary saying they would look with favor on the idea of having a homeland for the Jews
Zionism belief in Jews deserve a homeland (Israel); Theodore Herzl
Mandate for Palestine power given to Britain by the League of Nations to control Palestine; 1922-1948
Partition the action or state of dividing or being divided into two parts; Israel- Palestinian state/ Jewish state
Suez Canal artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Used to transport Middle east goods, primarily oil; Britain and France both wanted, took it over, made people pay. Nationalized by Nasser and given to Egypt 1956
Occupied Territories 1. Sinai Peninsula 2. Gaza Strip 3. West Banks 4. Golan Heights
Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) A terrorist group lead by Yasser Arafat whos goal was to destroy Israel
Six Day War ○ Nasser asked UNEF so he could attack Israel, they agreed willingly ○ Israel defeated Egypt in 6 days, Egypt/ Nasser humiliated ○ Israel pre-emptive struck Egypt § Israel destroyed a lot of Egypt's air fleet
Yom Kippur War 1973: Egyptians & Syrians attacked in 73'; Surprise attack (from both sides of the Sinai); Palestinians wanted to retake their homeland; Took 3 days for Israelis to rally; American Equipment & supplies; Tank
Effects of the Yom Kippur War Effect:The cost of the Israeli economy suffered; Heavy losses;· Egyptians celebrated (even though they lost) because they inflicted so much destruction of Israel §; Nasser celebrated as a hero · Shattered sense of security
Fatah the group in the West Banks; Palestinian Authority
Hammas Palestinian governor of Gaza Strip
Knesset Israeli Parliament; Sedat addresses it when wanting to make peace with Israeli's
Camp David Accords · Begin (israeli) and Sedat (arab) signed a peace treaty in Camp David · Witnessed by President Carter · First any Arab nation recognized Israel and it’s existence
Israeli Settlements west banks and west jerusalum
Infitada · Palestinian uprising-- rock throwing at tanks etc
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