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Rejected by Arab and Palestinian leaders, Fighting breaks out between Palestinian and Jewish forces
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The british Withdraw and Palestinians flee to other nations
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Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, and Lebonon invade isreal but fail
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GB, France, and Isreal attack Egypt when Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes the Seuz Csanal. U.S. and Soviet Union support them and for GB, France, and Isreal out of Egypt
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Goal was to establish Palestinian nation. Yasser Arafat bacomes leader and launches terrorist attacks against Isreal
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Isreal Seized control of parts of Egypt, Jordan, and syria and Isreal is four times its origional size
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Egypt and Syria attack isreal to regain territory but U.S. send military support
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Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) imposed an embargo against the United States It also extended the embargo to other nations that supported Israel. Caused steep rise in oil prices and fuel shortages across the world.
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Peace treaty signed by Egypt and Israel, Sinai Peninsula returned to Egypt
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A groups of iranian studants stormed the U.S. embassy and took more than 60 american Hostages. The hostages were released after Ronald Reagan became President
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Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein seizes Kuwait, U.S. led international forces in Operation Desert Storm and freed Kuwait
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Peace agreement between Israel and PLO, PLO recognizes right of state of Israel to exist, Israel recognizes the PLO as a representative of the interests of the Palestinians
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The Taliban controlled two thrids of afghnistan by 1998, osama Bin Laden founded al-qaeda, biggest mission was attacks made againts the U.S. on September 11, 2001, the U.S, the declared war on the Taliban in Afganistan
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U.S. claims Saddam Hussein had chemical/biological weapons of mass destruction, and close ties to al-Qaeda, so the U.S. invades Iraq
