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Six-Day War
Israel launched air strikes against Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, destroying most of their airplanes on the ground. Israel ground troops then moved in and rapidly defeated Arab forces. -
Yom Kippur War
Determined to win theit territory back Egypt and Syria launched the Yom Kippur War, a surprise attack against Israel in 1973. The war takes its name from the Jewish holy day when the attack began. -
Camp David Accords
Egyptian president Anwar Sadat made a momentous declaration: Egypt wanted peace with Israel. To help facilitate this histroic peace, U.S. president Jimmy Carter invited Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin to Camp David. -
Iranian Revolution
Iranians began to protest against the shah's rule. These protest were inspired by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini a Shia religious leader. Unable to calm the unrest, the shah fled Iran in 1979. -
The Iran-Iraq War
Iraq attacked Iran because of border disputes and because Iran's new government called for revolution among Iraq's shitte population. The war was long and costly, with many as 500,000 dead on both sides.
