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Discovery of Oil
oil was found in Persia -
Balfour Declaration
The Balfour Declaration was created which was a declaration that would grant some land to certain people in the Middle East. -
Mass oil production
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Israel
Israel was created -
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Wars occuring
Israel won absolutely all of the land, which they added to their territory after all their victories. -
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Mohammed Mossadegh
Mohammed Mossadegh was in power and removed from power by the CIA in 1953 -
OPEC
OPEC was created in order to regulate prices of oil and is still around today. -
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Israel obtains Jerusalem
Israel attacks and defeats all neighbors, which leads to Palestinian refugees leaving the country -
Camp David Accords
An attempt to help the Middle East to open up a Peace making era -
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USSR Invades Afganistan
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Iran-Iraq War
Later known as the Persian Gulf war as well, it was a huge war between Iran and Iraq, as you can tell by its original name. -
Start of Afghan Civil war
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USSR leave Afghanistan
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Iraq invades Kuwait
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Persian Gulf War
War where oil reserves were burnt down. -
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Israel returning
Israel returns a lot of the land that they had regained to the numerous respected countries -
Osama Bin Laden
Osama bin Laden was killed in his country after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, dying when he was not in his country.