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The Balfour Declaration
British issued the Balfour Declaration, viewed by Jews and Arabs as promising a “National Home” for the Jews in Palestine. -
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Six-Day War
Isreal launched air strikes against Egypt, Syria, Jordan, destroying most of their airplanes on the ground. Israeli ground troops then moved in and rapidly defeated Arab forces, this war was called the Six-Day War. -
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Yom Kippur War
Determined to win back their territory Egypt and Syria launched the Yom Kippur War. -
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Iranian Revolution
Refers to events involving the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who was supported by the United States and its eventual replacement with an Islamic republic under the Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the revolution, supported by various leftist and Islamist organizations and Iranian student movements. -
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First Intifada
The First Intifada or First Palestinian Intifada was a Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.
