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What was the major political and ,military problem in the middle east after world war II? The Arab-Israeli conflict.

Why did the west support the idea of a Jewish independent nation? They felt bad because of what happened under the Nazis and after the Holocaust.

How did British get rid of the problem between Jews and Palestinians? By handing the problem over to the United Nations.

What did the United Nation say? They divided Palestine into two sides, 1 for the Jews and the other for the Palestinians.

Who is David Ben-Gurion? He announced the creation of the state of Israel.

Who announced the creation of the state of Israel? David Ben-Gurion

Who won in the Arab-Israeli war? Why? Israel. Because they were well organized and trained.

What were the results? Israel expanded their territory by one third more than they were granted. Many Palestinians (peasants & farmers) fled. Gaza Strip & West Bank were forced to also leave. Many homeless Palestinians.

Who is Ahmed Ben Bella? The former Algerian leader.

The belief that if Germans won the war, they would grant the Arabs complete independence arise because? Nazism hatred for British propaganda.

How did British secured its interests? Military control, repression, propaganda campaigns.

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Why did British encouraged the creation of the Arab League? To protect their vital interests in the Middle East.

Under which countries was the Arab world divided between? Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and revolutionary forces in Egypt. (conservative regimes)

Egypt was under which king during the division? Nasser.

Who did they blamed in Egypt for the loss of Palestine in the Arab-Israel war? The corrupt monarchy of King Faruk.

Who was the leader of the group that mercilessly attacked Faruk? Gamal Abdel Nasser.

What is Aswan Dam? Huge development project to increase agricultural land and to provide hydroelectric power for the villagers and a new industrial base, was the cornerstone of the economic program. The largest project of its kind in the world at that time. Originally supported by the west.

Why were the west hostile to Nassers regime? Because he was making relationships with eastern bloc and China.

Gamal Abdel Nasser description. Very popular in the Arab world, charismatic personality and a brilliant speaker.

Israels fear. Why was Israel scared. Because many Arab nations supported Nasser, so they were scared that he will unify all the Arabs and launch a successful military attack against them.

What did the US do after Nassers popularity kept increasing? They withdraw its support for the Aswan Dam. This led to Arab-Israeli war #2.

Arab-Israeli war #2

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Who won: Israel. Results: anti-western, pro-Nasser in the Middle East.

What is the Arab cold war? Result from conflict between pro-revolutionary forces and conservative regimes.

The Arab cold war resulted: Hashimite monarchy overthrown in Iraq. By who: Junta, officer from the Baath party. (basically Baath party took over Iraq)

Another Baath party ruled in Syria under: Hafiz al-Asad The Hashimite monarchy was saved by? British military intervinsion.

Civil war in Lebanon. Between: Conservatives & the leftist pro-Nasser forces. Intervention: by the US, under Eisenhower Doctrine. How did they fix it: reestablishing another league or coalition government of Christians and Muslims in Lebanon.

What is Eisenhower Doctrine? States that the US will interfere in support of governments fighting communism.