The middle east
Notes
Suez Canal
British and French
Canada
1967
1956
Terrorism
Death of Nasser
Yom Kippur War
OPEC
Suez Canal
British and French
- Aswan Dam
- Nationalizes canal
- British, French, Israel team up
- October 1956
- USA angry
Canada
- Pearson and Peacekeepers
- Uncomfortable ceasefire
- gains reputation as peacekeeping nation
- 1967 war cause for uncomfortable peace
1967
- 6 day war
- Syria, Jordan, Egypt drive jews into sea
- The USA not keen on another proxy war
- Brokers peace with Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Israel with the USA, Soviets join
- Israel attacks Egypt launch massive air strike that last 6 hours
- Egypt loses as a result of the devastating damage to air force
- Israel occupies peninsula and gaza strip ( becomes refugee area )
- Refugee crisis arises as a result
- Palestinian Liberation Organization
1956
- Krushchev kills thousands in Hungary
- Russia feared the domino effect
- Pushed for elections in Hungary
- Nagy pushing for reform in Budapest (dem.)
- Soviet invasion of Budapest
Terrorism
- as a result of the israeli occupation of the middle east
- PLO begins terrorist attacks on Israel
- Hijackings are invented
- Munich olympics of 1972, israeli athletes taken and some executed
Death of Nasser
- He dies 1970
- Brought stability to egypt
- Lost land and got smashed by Israel
- Anwar Sadat takes Nasser’s place
- 1973 6 days after six day war, comes up with “year of decision”
- Sadat with Syria launches an attack across Sinai Peninsula, Syria Golan Heights
Yom Kippur War
- Soviets back Syria, United States back Israel
- Soviets and Syria have Israel on the ropes, US sends emergency money and weapons
- This War galvanized Arab opinion
OPEC
- Declares economic warfare on United States in 1973
- OPEC places oil embargo on the United States
Summary:
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Hostile, Religion, Home
Is it possible for the Muslim and Jewish to co-exist peacefully and share the same homeland?
To what extent did the creation of Palestine create the terrorist issues we have seen in the 21st century?
The Arabs in the middle east have brought a knife to a gun fight.
Hostile, Religion, Home
Is it possible for the Muslim and Jewish to co-exist peacefully and share the same homeland?
To what extent did the creation of Palestine create the terrorist issues we have seen in the 21st century?
The Arabs in the middle east have brought a knife to a gun fight.