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Sykes Picot Agreement
The Sykes–Picot Agreement, officially known as the Asia Minor Agreement, was a secret agreement between the governments of the United Kingdom and France. I think that this is an exteremly important event because it made the initial boarders for the Arab World and the Middle East. SO our modern- day GeoPolitics mostly is due to this agreement. -
Decolonization
Decolonization is the undoing of colonialism, the unequal relation of polities whereby one people or nation establishes and maintains dependent Territory. This is segnificant becasue new nations where found, like in Africa, India, Pakistan, and Laos. It is also significant because it represents the end of the European momentum in the world, and the start of that of the Americans. -
The Holocaust
It is the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War II, a program of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, throughout German-occupied territory. This is an important event because it facilitated the occupation of Palestine and legitimized it in the eyes of the West. It also accounts for why Israel today is so defensive. -
Jordanian Independence
On 25 May 1946 the United Nations approved the end of the British Mandate and recognized Transjordan as an independent sovereign kingdom. The Parliament of Transjordan proclaimed King Abdullah as the first King. The country's name was later changed from Transjordan to Jordan. This event is an extremely one in the past century because it marked the establishment of a country I call home. -
Cold War
The Cold War, often dated from 1947 to 1991, was a sustained state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc, dominated by the United States with NATO among its allies, and powers in the Eastern Bloc, dominated by the Soviet Union along with the Warsaw Pact. It is important because it got humanity closer than ever to a neuclear war in the Cuban missle crisis. Also, it spread communism to new govrnmnt like Cuba and Vietnam. -
Israeli Declaration of Independence
The Israeli Declaration of Independence was made on 14 May 1948 (5 Iyar 5708), the day before the British Mandate was due to expire. David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization and the chairman of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, declared the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz-Israel, to be known as the State of Israel. This is significant because it represents the begninning of the long and bitter Arab- Israeli Conflict. -
Nationalizing the Suez Canal
It is when President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, after the withdrawal and loss of the British, French, and Israeli forces. As a result of the conflict, the UNEF would police the Egyptian–Israeli border to prevent both sides from recommencing hostilities.This is significant becasue it marked a great victory of an Arab nation over the West. It also made Gamal Abdel Nasser a national hero. -
First Man on the Moon
For thousands of years, man had looked to the heavens and dreamed of walking on the moon. In 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, Neil Armstrong became the very first to accomplish that dream. Their accomplishment placed the United States ahead of the Soviets in the Space Race. It is important because it signifies the great technological advancements by the end of the 20th century. -
Iranian Revolution
It refers to events involving the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was supported by the United States and United Kingdom, and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah as a religious leader. This revolution is significant because it represent a form of Pan- Islamism. Also, it shaped modern day Iranian relations with the west. Regardless of the outcome, the fate of Iran will be to the global system – for better or for better or for worse. -
Iraqi- K
Kuwait's invasion by Iraqi troops was met with international condemnation, and brought immediate economic sanctions against Iraq by members of the U.N. Security Council. U.S. President George H. W. Bush deployed U.S. forces into Saudi Arabia.
This is important because it was the first time in which one Arab country attacked another, and it also signaled the beginning of the western intervention in the middle east and the American occupation of Iraq.
