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Middle East Vocab

TermDefinition
Zionism (Theodor Herzl) An ideology and nationalist movement that supports the right of the Jewish people
9/11 A occurrence where four commercial airplanes were hijacked, by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists carrying out and causing massive destruction.
War in Afghanistan A U.S.-led coalition invasion launched in response to the 9/11 attacks, primarily intended to destroy the al-Qaeda terrorist
Six Day War A brief, decisive conflict between Israel and a coalition of Arab states—primarily Egypt, Jordan, and Syria
OPEC It acts as a cartel to manage oil supply, controlling roughly 40% of global oil production and influence prices to ensure steady income for its 12 member countries. (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
War on Terror A broad, US-led international military campaign launched by President George W. Bush following the September 11, 2001, attacks to eliminate Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and other terrorist organizations, along with their state sponsors.
Iranian Hostage Crisis a 444-day standoff where Iranian revolutionaries seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 52 American diplomats and citizens hostage
Persian Gulf War International conflict waged by a 35-nation UN-authorized coalition led by the United States against Iraq due to Iraq's annexation of Kuwait
Arab Spring A wave of pro-democracy protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across the Middle East and North Africa
Partition of British Palestine Mandate A proposal to divide the mandated territory into separate Arab and Jewish states
Suez Canal Crisis a 1956 international conflict triggered when Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the British-French-owned Suez Canal Company
Iraq War a US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime based on allegations of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and ties to terrorism
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