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What does Saudi Arabia import large quantities of because of their lack of fresh water? Food
What country lies to the west of Iran Iraq
After the Persian Gulf War the UN went into Iraq to make sure Saddam Hussein did what? Destroyed their weapons of 'mass destruction"
Persian Gulf War began when who did what? Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait
This country has the largest oil reserves in the world? Saudi Arabia
Why did Saddam invade Kuwait? oil fields
When the supply of oil goes up what happens to the price? The price goes down
Who influences the price of oil by controlling the the supply of oil? OPEC
The Iran-Iraq War resulted in what? Economic damage to both countries
Saddam Hussein was the leader of what party? Baath Party
Jewish Zionism led to the establishment of what state in the Middle East Israel
Anti-Semitism (The prejudice aganist Jews) lead to what? Jewish Diaspora
The UN in 1947 decided it would do what to Palenstine? partition (divide) Palestine into Arab and Jewish states.
Who divided the Ottoman Empire after World War 1? European politicans
Modern-day Turkey was esablished by whom? Kemal Attaturk
Tensions escalated (grew) between Iraq and the US after this event in 2001? September 11
Iraq's new constitution,written after Operation Iraqi Freedom, was written by whom? The Iraqi National Assembly
The Persian Gulf shores has a high concentration (amount)of what? Oil fields
What has become of many of the Palenstinian refugees of 1948 and later They still reside (live) in refugee camps today
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