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- These were made the legal responsibility of the French and the British post war?
- Mandates
- Which Mandates did the Brithish Have?
- Jordan, Palestine and Iraq
- Which mandates di the French have?
- Syria & Lebannon
- Egypt was granted independence from Britain in?
- 1922
- Who was the Father of Turkey?
- Mustafa Kemal - Ataturk
- What was the letter by Written by Sir Henry McMahon in 1915 & what was the significance?
- MacMahon Letter - it said they would support the creation of an Arab homeland in the region between Iraq and Egypt in return for Arab support.
- What was the goal of the Zionist Movement?
- To return the Jews to their original homeland
- What was the Letter from the British Foreign Secretary to Lord Rothschild-written in 1917 & what was the significance?
- Balfour Declaration- The British agreed to support a “Jewish national homeland†but this could be achieved only at the expense of the Arab majority.
- Who was the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization?
- Yassar Arafat
- Why was the PLO Created?
- Its single goal was the destruction of the state of Israel
- What was the number 1 history making event of the 1970s?
- 1974 – The oil boycott of 1973-74, organized and implemented by the Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
- What Jewish Holiday did it occur on?
- Yom Kippur War-with held all oil shipment to the United States and its NATO allies.
- Who led the Iranian revolution of 1970?
- Ayatollah Khomeini
- Which country has the larget poulation of Muslims?
- Indonesia
- What type of Muslims does Iran have?
- Shiites