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Crews Unit 2
Historical Developments of Southeast Asia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| partitioning | to split up or divide an area of land, often based on the area’s natural resources |
| Anti-Semitism | hatred of prejudice toward Jews |
| Zionism | people who believe that Jews need to have a homeland in Israel for religious reasons after the Holocaust |
| nationalism | taking pride in one’s country |
| Ottoman Empire | controlled large areas in the Middle East before World War I; area divided during World War I |
| Holocaust | the killing of millions of Jews by the Nazis during World War II |
| Palestinian-Israeli Conflict | conflict over the land in which both Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews claim that God gave them |
| Persian Gulf Conflict | United States involvement in the Middle East to protect its access to vital oil reserves when Saddam Hussein threatened the global oil supply by seizing oil rich Kuwait |
| U.S. Invasions in Afghanistan and Iraq | response to attacks of 9/11; purpose to disrupt terrorist groups |