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Balfour Declaration
This was a letter from the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary (Arthur James Balfour) to a leader of the British Jewish community (Baron Rothschild) for transmission to the Zionist Fed. of Great Britan and Ireland. The British stated if they won WWI they would show their support for the establishment in Palestine of a homeland for the Jewish people. -
Palestine Becomes British Mandate
After WWI, the UN gave Britain control of Palestine. British decided to separate parts for Jewish and Arab settlements. European Jews immigrated to Palestine because of Nazi persecution. -
Holocaust
An example of anti-seminism, meaning a hatred of Jews. This was a genocide controlled by Nazi's, who killed six million Jews. Because of anti-seminism, Zionism was created. Zionism is a support group for Jews and are people who wanted to help the Jews back to their holy land in Palestine. -
Six day War
The Six Day War took place in the middle east and was fought by israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. It began with Israel launching surprise airstrikes against Arab forces and resulted in Israel seizing the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, Galah heights from Syria, and the West Bank and Eastern Jerusalem from Jordan. -
Yom Kippur War
This war was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. The war began with Syria and Egypt launching a surprise attack on Israel to regain lost land during Six Day War. This attack happened on the holiest day of Judaism and continuted throughout the Muslim holy month, Ramadan. Due to the support and aid of the United States for Israel, Israel won. -
Arab Oil Embargo
After the Yom Kippur War, Arab blocked oil trade with U.S. This was the direct result of U.S. being involved with support of Israel. This led to problems in the U.S. which effected oil prices and limitations. They had two choices, change their lifestyle or find alternative sources. An example of an alternative source would be the Alaskan Pipeline. -
Jimmy Carter
Under the presidency of Carter, he was involved in the Iran Hostage crisis which may have caused his 2nd term not happening. In this crisis he allowed a shah from Iran to come to U.S. for cancer treatment which upset the Iranians resulting in a hostage of 60 Americans for 444 days. He was also involved with the peace settlement of Israel and Egypt also known as the Camp David Accords. -
Alaskan Pipeline
This was built after the oil crisis, in response to the Arab Oil Embargo. During this crisis our supply of oil was limited which meant the U.S. needed outside sources. Therefore the pipeline helped to lower oil prices and gave the U.S. a new source of oil -
Camp David Accords
Agreement made under the presidency of Carter which called for peace between Israel and Egypt. In this agreement, Israel and Egypt formally sign a peace agreement, ending 31 years of war between them. Results: Egypt recognizes israels right to exist as free sovereign nation. and Israel agreed to return Sinai Peninsula to Egypt. and they both agree to promise peaceful relations. -
Iran Hostage Crisis
About 60 Americans were help hostage by Iranian students who took over the U.S. embassy in Tehran. These Iranian students were trying to send a message to the Americans and wanted to stop the Americans in foreign affairs. This event was an immediate cause of president Carter's decision to allow Iran's Shah to come to the U.S. for cancer treatment. The hostages held in the middle east were let go 444 days later when Reagan took office. -
Soviets invade Afghanistan
The USSR intervened support of the Afgan communist government in its conflict with anit-communist muslim guerillas during the Afgan war. It was a watershed event of the cold war marking the only time the sovet union invaded a country outside the Eastern bloc-A strategic decision met by nearly world wide condemnation. -
Ronald Reagan
The day Reagan took office was the same day the Iranians let go the american hostages after 444 days during the Iran Hostage Crisis. His term was also during the Iran and Iraq war. -
George H. W. Bush
41st president who wanted to spread democracy in the Middle East to ease tensions between them and the U.S. Specifcally wanted to promote econimic stability and growth to increase foreign relationships for oil and trade. -
Desert Storm
Condemned by Gulf War, it was an operation waged by an unauthorized coalition forced from 34 nations led by U.S. against Iraqs invasion and annexaiton of Kuwait. -
Bill Clintion
a foreign policy that would work with our friends and allies in the Middle East -- Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia -- to protect American interests in the Middle East and to counter the threats to those interests from radical regimes, be they secular or religious; a foreign policy that would seek to stem the flow of weapons of mass destruction to this volatile region; a foreign policy that would have as a priority the promotion of real and comprehensive peace in the Middle East. -
World Trade Center
Bombing that killed six people and injured more than one thousand bomb exploaded on the second subterranean level of Vista Hotel's public parking garage. At the time, it was one of the worst terrorist attacks ever to occur on U.S. soil. -
Centrazbat
Centrazbat was the dropping of troops in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgystan. The Pentagon told the public it was because the U.S. wanted to show their support towards the Sovet Republics during the cold war but the real reason was because of the vast amount of oil and gas located in the Middle East. -
Embassy bombing in Kenya
hundreds of people were killed in this truck bombing in Tanzania, at the U.S. Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya. These attacks were perpetrated by Osama Bin Laden, and further terrorism to the attention of U.S. Security world wide. -
Embassy Bombing in Tazania
in kenya and tazania, hundreds of people were killed in the terrorists truck bombings at the U.S. Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tazanaia and Nairobi, Kenya. these attacks were perpetrated by Osama Bin Laden, and further brought terrorism to the attention of U.S. security world wide. -
ISIS
Islamic State of Iraq. which is an Islamic extremist organization that seeks the establishment of a transnational Islamic caliphate. The group controls territory in four countries, including Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nigeria, with operations or affiliates in Lebanon, Egypt, and other areas of the Middle East, North and West Africa, South, and Southeast Asia. -
U.S.S Cole
was a suicide attack against the United States Navy guided-missle destroyer USS Cole on oct. 12, 2000. while it was harbored and eing refueled in the Yemeni port of Aden. 17 american sailors were killed and 39 were injured. this event was the deadliest attack since 1987. -
George W. Bush
Suspicions about Iran made Bush nervous. Gathered info on them and tried to get any connections Sadaam Hussein might have with Al-Qaeda, who are he terrorists from the middle east who carried out the world trade center attack in 2001. -
World Trade Center
The world trade center buildings were destroyed in a terrorist attack of Al-Qaeda. These buildings were called the twin towers. They were destroyed by two planes hijacked by the terriorists and they flew into them which caused many deaths and injuries of innocent people. -
Iraq 2001- Present
The armed forces of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, and Afghan United front (Northern Alliance) launched operation enduring freedom. The goal of the United States was to dismantle the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization and its use of Afghanistan as a base. The war on terror began 2001 against Irag. -
Obama
In December 2009, Obama may have ordered strikes on Yemen with the goal of attacking al-Qaeda. Also Obama maintained that he supports Israel and said he would continue the U.S. alliance with Israel as president -
U.S. relations with Israel
Israel–United States relations are a very important factor in the United States government's overall policy in the Middle East, and Congress has placed considerable importance on the maintenance of a close and supportive relationship. Almost all US aid to Israel is now in the form of military assistance, while in the past it also received significant economic assistance. Strong congressional support for Israel has resulted in Israel receiving benefits not available to other countries.
