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Conflicts in the MiIddle East
Question | Answer |
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What led to conflict in the Middle East? | Great Britain and France partitioning the Ottoman Empire without acknowledging the ethnic and religious differences in the Middle East. |
Why was Iraq invaded in 2003? | There was reason to believe that Iraq was hiding Weapons of Mass Destruction. Also, to free the Iraqi people from Saddam Hussein's rule. |
What started the Persian Gulf War? | Iraq invaded Kuwait in order to gain control of Kuwait's oil reserves. |
What terrorist group caused the 9/11 terrorist attacks? | Al-Qaeda. |
What groups constantly have conflicts against each other over land in Israel? | Palestinian Arabs and Jewish Israeli. |
What religious groups are constantly fighting over government control in Iraq? | Sunni and Shi'a Muslims. |
What event was the mass genocide of about 6 million Jews? | The Holocaust. |
What is anti-Semitism? | Anti-Semitism is the discrimination and prejudice against Jewish people. |
How did Arabs react to the creation of Israel? | Arabs didn't approve of the creation of Israel because they were living in that area already. Also, Arabs don't recognize the state of Israel and they went to war. |
When was Israel created? | Israel was established on May 14, 1948. |