A. the Modern State of Israel Was Established in ______

I.  The State of Israel

a.  The modern state of Israel was established in ______

-Many beliefs and events led to its creation including ______, ______, and ______

-Zionism is a ______that began in ______in the late ______century.

- Its goal was to______.

- ______started the movement and also led the first______Congress in______.

b. After______, the movement grew in ______.

-In______, Britain issued the______, which stated that Britain would work toward the establishment of a national home for the ______people in ______

c. The term ______refers to a person who speaks Arabic. Arabs live in many

different countries, but mainly in the______.

-  Many Arabs did not support ______.

-  Nevertheless, the ______population in Palestine continued to grow.

·  In just 30 years, from ______to ______, the Jewish population grew from ______as Jews moved to the region.

d. In______, Zionism achieved its goal with the creation of______, the Jewish

state.

e. ______is hostility toward or prejudice against Jews or

Judaism.

f. In the late ______and early ______centuries, anti-Semitism began to spread

throughout Europe.

II.  World War II

a.  The events that led to the ______began in ______.

b.  From the time ______became the chancellor of Germany, the treatment of ______in Germany, and Europe grew worse.

·  The policies of Hitler’s Nazi Party slowly took away______.

·  The government declared that Jews were ______and removed them from their______, ______, ______, and ______.

c.  By the end of the war, Hitler’s “______” to rid the earth of Jews resulted in the murder of ______Jews and the deaths of millions of other Europeans.

·  Often the Jews that could flee Europe moved to ______during this time.

d.  The Holocaust ended with ______defeat in World War II in ______

III.  The Creation of Israel

a.  The history of the Jews is traced back to the ______along with other early civilizations.

b.  In more recent times, ______was part of the______, until World War I.

·  After ______and______, Britain ruled Palestine.

·  As more Jewish people moved into Palestine, ______

______

·  Disagreements became______.

c.  In______, the British created a plan to ______the land between the______and ______, but both groups rejected it.

d.  Although the US was not directly involved at this time, they did believe that Jewish people should be allowed to move to the area.

e.  The ______support the creation of Israel after World War II.

f.  Around______, one-third of the total population of Palestine was made up of ______immigrants.

g.  The conflict between the Arabs and the Jews continued to get ______.

h.  In______, British rule of Palestine ______and the state of Israel was ______.

IV.  Israeli and Arab Conflict

a.  ______- That is the day when the state of Israel was declared and the last of the British troops ______.

·  The very next day, ______armies from surrounding countries ______the new state.

·  These forces were then defeated by the______.

·  Over the next several years, the Arab countries surrounding Israel competed to lead Arab forces against the new Israel.

V.  The Conflict Continues

a.  In 1964, the ______(PLO) was formed.

·  The PLO was made up of ______in different countries.

·  Their goal was to______.

b.  For the next several years, and still today, Israeli and Arab forces have______

______.

c.  Attempts at ______have been made, with the help of other ______, including the US.

d.  So far, ______has been successful in brining peace to the region.

VI.  The Impact of Oil and Middle East Wars

a.  Countries in ______export more oil than most other countries in the world.

b.  The control of oil reserves has been an ______in many of the ______fought in the Middle East during the late 20th century (late 1900’s).

c.  Many countries have been involved in ______in the Middle East.

d.  Iran – Iraq War

-  In______, the Iran-Iraq war broke out because ______

______

-  the US had to send ______in the area to protect their ______from being ______by one of the two sides

-  in______, the war ended with a ______

e.  Persian Gulf War

-  The Persian Gulf War was a war between ______

______

-  Iraq accused ______of stealing oil by drilling ______between the two countries, which was not true.

-  Iraq invaded Kuwait in______, under the direction of Iraqi President/Dictator______.

-  The Iraqi army took ______of Kuwait in a very short amount of time.

·  The United Nations (UN) responded to the Iraqi invasion by ______

______

·  The UN used the Iraqi ______to try to convince the country to______.

·  They did this by cutting off ______to the country.

·  Iraq did ______withdraw.

-  Many citizens of Kuwait ______the country during the Iraq/Iran War.

-  The US and other countries began sending troops to ______over the next few months.

-  The UN set a ______for Iraq to leave Kuwait.

·  Iraq ______this date and ______to back down.

-  The Iraqis remained in Kuwait after the date.

·  The US and other nations ______the Iraqi forces in January of______. The Iraqi army was ______in less than ______.

·  Iraq was then directed to recognize Kuwait’s ______and destroy all ______(WMDs).

·  Later, the claims of Iraq having weapons of mass destruction were ______.

f.  US Invasion of Afghanistan

-  On______, al-Qaeda attacked two targets in the US.

·  Al-Qaeda is a group of ______

______

·  They ______four airplanes and crashed ______of them into the ______in New York.

·  The ______airplane crashed into the ______in Virginia, and the ______crashed in rural ______, before reaching its intended target of the White House or US Capital.

·  These terrorist attacks killed nearly ______people.

-  Investigations into the attack have named ______as its organizer.

-  US President Bush called on other countries to help wage war on ______.

·  The first ______of those nations that joined the US was to find______, whom they believed to be in______, even though most of the people carrying out the attacks were from ______

______

·  So far bin Laden has ______been captured

-  In October______, US and ______troops invaded ______in search of bin Laden.

-  They bombed places where bin Laden was known to be.

·  ______of people from Afghanistan were ______because of the many wars that have taken place in their country.

·  After the invasion, more than ______refugees returned to their homes.

-  The US-led forces ______struggle to control portions of the country.

g.  Iraq War

-  ______was still the president/dictator of Iraq at the time of the invasion of Afghanistan.

-  Officials in the US government feared connections between the ______regime and______.

·  They were afraid that Iraq was building______, such as ______or ______weapons.

-  The ______sent inspectors to Iraq to check for WMD’s.

-  In 2002, the US Congress passed an ______that authorized the president to go forward with a______.

-  In______, the US bombed targets in the Iraqi capital of______.

·  This effort was known as______.

·  ______was captured after many months and his rule______.

·  He was sentenced to ______and died in______, after being tried for killing______.

·  He was also responsible for the deaths of______.