Conflict in the Middle East

  • United Nations Resolution

    They want to divide british mandate Palestine into a jewish stateand an arab state
  • Israel declares its independence

    The brtish withdraw, Palestinians flee to other nations
  • Invasion of Israel

    Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq invade Israel, it failed
  • Suez War

    Gamal Abdel Nasser took control of the Egyptian government, Great Britain, France, and Israel launch attack against Egypt.
  • Palestinian Liberation Organization established

    Theie goal was to Estalish a Palestiniannation
  • Six-Day War

    Israel seized control of Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, Isreal was 4 times its usual size
  • Yom Kippur War

    Egypt and Syria attacked Israel and their goal was regaining their territory.
  • OPEC Oil Crisis

    OPEC Oil Crisis
    The OPEC imposed an embargo against the United States in retaliation of the U.S. decision to provide aid to Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
  • Camp David Accords

    it was a Peace treaty signed by Egypt and Israel, the leader returned to isreal.
  • Iranian Hostage Crisis

    a group of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 60 American hostages
  • Persian Gulf War

    Persian Gulf War
    U.S. led international forces into aDesert Storm and freed Kuwait
  • Oslo Accords

    Oslo Accords
    Peace agreement between Israel and PLO, PLO recognizes right of state of Israel to stay, Israel recognizes it as a representative of the interests of the Palestinians
  • Jordan and Israel sign peace treaty

  • Afghanistan War

    Osama bin Laden founded the base to drive Westerners out of nations with a huge population of Muslima
  • Iraq War/Second Persian Gulf War

    U.S. claims Saddam Hussein had chemical/biological weapons of mass destruction and they were close tot he base.