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Dec 1, 1258
Fall of the Muslim Empire
The Muslim Empire was an empire where Muslims were under the rule of Caliphs. The civilization began to fall apart in 900 and the last Caliph was defeated by Mongol invaders in 1258. Everyone will remember the great advances in Mathematics, Military, and Literature the Muslim Empire made. -
Zionism
Zionism is the movement for the re-establishment and protection of the Jewish state of Israel. IT was first established as a political organization under the guidance of Theodor Herzl. This movement was the cause of the whole present day Arab Israeli conflict. **ended May 14, 1948 -
World War One
The World War One is connected to the Middle East by the Ottoman Empire. A leader of the Ottoman Empire named Sultan Mehmed the 5th sided with the losing side of World War One. **ended in 1918 -
Fall of the Ottoman Empire
When Sultan Mehmed the 5th was in power, he sided with the losing side of World War One. The Allie Powers were too strong for the Ottoman Empire ,and with increased pressure from Western Europe due to the San Remo Agreement, the Ottoman Empire slowly began to fall. **ended in 1920 -
San Remo Agreement
The San Remo agreement was an agreement where European countries established new countries. The new countries' borders unfortunately did not pay attention to the existing cultures. This resulted in conflict, because people were living with other people that had nothing in common with them. -
Holocaust
The Holocaust was the murder of countless Jews during World War Two. Due to the Holocaust, even more Jews were moving to Israel as an act of Zionism. **ended on May 8, 1945 -
Israel vs. Palestine
During and after World War Two many Jews moved to Israel. This did not settle well for the Palestinians who had been living in the location of Israel for a while. After Israel was declared on official independent country in 1948, the two sides have been in war for a while, sometimes there is no actual fighting, but there is always conflict. The Palestinians usually have help from many of their Islam neighbors. **is still happening today -
Israel vs. Palestine 1948-1949 War
This was the first of many wars that the Palestinians and Arabs had. Palestinians were infuriated because Israel had just been declared an official country by the United Nations. Five Arab nations attacked Israel to start the war, and the war ended with Palestine claiming the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. **ended in 1949 -
Formation of the Palestinian Liberation Organization
This organization was founded by Ahmad Shukeiri who was part of the Arab League. This terrorist organization strives to get the land that once belonged to Palestinians, back to Palestinians. -
Israel vs. Palestine "Six Day War"
The " Six Day War" was the third Arab-Israeli war. It was fought on three different battle fronts that all wanted to eliminate Israel. Egypt, Syria, and Jordan all tried to help the Palestinians get rid if Israel, but they did not succeed. **ended June 10, 1967 -
Iraq Invasion of Kuwait
Iraq invaded Kuwait under the leadership of Saddam Hussein. Hussein wanted control of Kuwait's plentiful oil supply, and believed that invasion was the only way to make this happen. Saddam also accused Kuwait of stealing Iraq's oil. -
Persian Gulf War (Operation Dessert Storm)
Th countries involved in this war were Kuwait, Iraq, and the United States. After Iraq invaded Kuwait for its oil supply, the U.S. quickly went to reinforce Kuwait. In the end of the war, Kuwait's oil wells were damaged, Iraq could not export oil or import goods, and the United Nations embargoed Iraq until they destroyed their nuclear weapons. **ended February 28, 1991 -
9/11
On September 11, 2001, a terrorist called the al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks on target buildings in the United States. Two planes hit the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon, and the fourth plane crash landed in a field in Pennsylvania. This tragic day, when 2753 people died, went down in history and lead to the Afghanistan War. -
Afghanistan War (The War on Terror)
The countries involved were the United States and Afghanistan. The U.s. went to war with Afghanistan after the terrorist attacks on 9/11. The U.S. wanted to capture al-Qaeda, also known as "The Force", because they were the terrorist group that executed 9/11. A group called the Taliban was said to be hiding the leader of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden and at the end of the war they were destroyed. After the war was over, the U.S. in placed a new government in Afghanistan. **ended December 28, 2014 -
Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom)
The countries involved in the Iraq War are the U.S., Iraq, and Great Britain. The U.S. and Great Britain feared that Iraq's nuclear weapons would aid in terrorist groups like al-Qaeda, so they went to war with Iraq. Saddam Hussein was executed in 2006 and a Democratic Government was set up in Iraq. **the war is still happening -
Death of Osama bin Laden
It took the United States ten years to find Osama bin Laden. Osama was finally killed in Pakistan.
