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Feb 28, 1299
Beginning of The Ottoman Empire
Mehmet II took Constantinople in 1453 and the Ottoman state was transformed into an empire. During the 16th and 17th century the Empire was one of the most powerful in the world -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantanople
Around 15,000 were killed. The Turks had an army of about 90,000 men. -
Syria Fell Under Protection of France
They fell under France's protection because France wanted to create a safe area for Christians in the land that was previously the Ottoman Empire. France took over Syria because there was a religion argument. -
Ottoman Empire Splits
By the 20th century the Ottoman Empire was weak. It sided with the loosing side during World War I. After World War I ended the Ottoman Empire was split. -
Holocaust Begins
Hitler blamed the Jews and put them in camps. Over more than 6,000,000 Jews died. -
Lebonon Gained Independance
France created the seperate country, Lebanon. The Syrians still did not recognize. -
Holocaust Ends
Hitler launched a plan to destroy Jews. He blamed them and started World War II by invading Poland. After the war ended and the Holocaust was over the U.N. created Isreal for the Jews. -
Jordan Gains Independance
In 1946, Britain and France were part of starting World War I. Britain won the war and Jordan captured the West Bank and gained it indpendence. -
The U.N. Created Isreal For The Jews
The U.N. created Isreal because they felt guilty that the Jews had to suffer in the Holocaust. This led up to a major comflict between the Palistanian and Isreali people. -
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Begins
When the U.N. created Isreal the Isreali people did not want to share their country with the Palistanian people. This created a major problem. -
Kuwait Gained Independence From Britain
Kuwait was battling over oil with other neighboring countries. Britain gave them their independence in 1961. -
6 Day War Begins
The 6 Day War left Isreal in control of the Sinai Peninsula. The outcome of the 6 Day War was that the conflict ended and all the Palistanian Arabs became citizins in Isreal. -
Syria and Iraq Came Close To War
At the time everyone was fighting over water issues. Syria and Iraq were the main two groups that were fighting and came close to war. -
Saddam Hussein Invaided Kuwait
In 1990, Saddam Hussein bombed and set everything on fire in Kuwait. Afterwards all officers and policemen were searching for him. -
U.S. Frees Kuwait from Saddam Hussain
The U.S. felt guilty about Kuwait so they helped capture Saddam and free Kuwait. One of the main reasons they helped out Kuwait is because they thought Saddam was hiding terrorists.
