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Colonial Rule in the Middle EastMuch of the Middle East had been controlled by the Ottoman Empire (1500s to 1920)
In 1916, expecting the Ottoman Empire to lose WWI, Britain and France completed the Sykes-Picot Agreement, in which they secretly agreed to divide the Middle East between them
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Britain was the last imperial power in the Middle EastBritain felt a need to create a homeland for the Jews—there was much sympathy for this idea in Europe since the HolocaustBut didn’t want to upset Palestinians and their Arab supporters (good luck)Didn’t follow through with the Balfour Declaration, which promised a homeland for Jews and independence for Arabs
Britain & Balfour Declaration
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Fundamental Cause of Middle East Conflict: NationalismIsraelis and Arabs driven by extreme nationalism
Driven by their mutual hatred for each other
Israelis on the other hand practiced a very aggressive foreign policyStrike First, Strike Hard
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Fundamental Cause of Middle East Conflict: ReligionReligious differences
Both took their religions very seriously
Further complicated the issue: the territory in question contained many of the holy places and shrines of both the Judaic and Islamic religions
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The Arab LeaguePromoted idea of independence for Arab states
Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Against British rule (mandate system)
Opposed growing Zionist movement
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Enter: The UNin 1947 Britain handed responsibility for Palestine over to the UN
UN passed a resolution to partition Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states
Meanwhile, Arab and Jewish guerillas clashed as each tried to grab what land they could
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The Palestinian War 1948 A Land-grab War
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The Palestinian War Arab nations
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Iraq
Invaded Israel to support the resistance of the Palestinians in their effort to destroy Israel
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Outcome of the Palestinian War
Israel won and established itself as a nation
The conflict caused a massive refugee problem as 1 million Palestinians relocated to neighboring countries
These refugee camps became recruiting and training centers for terrorist groups in their efforts to attack Israel
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The Suez War
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The Suez War:1956Most important of the many Middle East wars
Demonstrates the entry of the superpowers into Middle East affairs
U.S.A and U.S.S.R would become powerful
Demonstrated that Israel was going to survive
Major shift in great power influence in the region
Britain and France would no longer have influence
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ClientsIsrael was a client of the USA
Israel was an enemy of Egypt
USA was attempting to form a client relationship with Egypt
USA was providing funding for Aswan Dam project
Egypt was taking advantage of the U.S.A. and the situation while secretly forming a client relationship with the U.S.S.R
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Gamal NasserGamal Nasser became Prime Minister of Egypt
Extreme nationalist
Hated Israel and wanted to expel the British from Egypt
Struck an arms deal with Czechoslovakia (U.S.S.R)
Wanted arms to fight Egypt’s enemy, Israel
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The Aswan Dam
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How did the 2 superpowers attempt to draw unaligned nations into their camps?
By providing various forms of aid
The Americans did just that in Egypt
Offered to engineer and pay for a huge hydroelectricity project on the Nile River
Everything was going smooth until…
3rd World Competition!
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Problems with the Egyptian alignment with the U.S.AThe Americans learned that Nasser had made an arms deal with Czechoslovakia (sponsored by the U.S.S.R)
This made the Americans mad and they pulled out of the project
The USSR took over the dam project and it appeared that Egypt would become a client of the USSR
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The Suez CanalNasser used this as an opportunity to nationalize the Suez
To “nationalize” is to take something out of the hands of foreigners – i.e., Egypt took the canal out of Br & Fr control
Nasser claimed that Egypt needed the canal revenues now that the USA was not funding the Aswan dam
Britain and France attacked (they want to keep control of the canal)
Israel attacked alsoThey used the Suez conflict as an excuse to attack Egypt and take the
Sinai desert
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USA was FuriousUSA was furious because they were walking a diplomatic tightrope in the Middle East
USA threatened to cut off Britain and France’s oil supply
Britain and France were getting oil from the USA because they couldn’t get it from the Middle East (the Suez was blocked)
How can the USA build a relationship with Egypt if American allies are attacking Egypt?
Britain and France withdrew in disgrace
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Israeli Victorygave Israel a port on the Red Sea
Israel took the Gaza strip – the cause of so much conflict today
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Significance of the Suez War
Nasser was pushed closer to a client relationship with the USSR
for the first time, the UN deployed peacekeeping troops (Pearson)
Britain and France were discredited
The Middle East became a major arena of superpower competition
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TerrorismPLO- Palestinian Liberation Organization
a new anti-Israel group sprang up
led by Yassar Arafat
led attacks from refugee camps in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Gaza, Golan Heights
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The Six Day War: 1967
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War ThreatsNasser expelled the UN peacekeepers in 1967
Mobilized Egyptian troops along the border
Israel did likewise
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Israel AttacksIsrael attacked first and won a decisive victory
destroyed Egyptian air force
took the rest of the Sinai
took Jerusalem and the West Bank
took the Golan Heights
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Results of the Six Day WarThe Palestinian refugees finally realized that Arab states could not win back Palestine
Israel had secured much stronger frontiers
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The Six Day War and the Cold WarThe USSR threatened Israel (remember, Egypt is their sort of client)
assembled troops to attack back
if they attack, USA will be obligated to support Israel
Americans pressured Israel to halt attacks
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Anwar Sadat
Replaced Nasser in 1970 More moderate than Nasser Ended close relationship with USSR
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The Yom Kippur War: October 1973
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The Yom Kippur War: 1973This time, Egypt attacked first
on the Jewish Holiday, Yom Kippur
with the help of Syria and Iraq made some initial advances, but with help from the USA, Israel pushed them back and ended the war with borders unchanged
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OPEC and the Arab Oil Embargofurious with the USA, OPEC raises the price of crude by 70%
(Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
in the next two years, the price of oil went up 400%
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Sadat becomes a “dove”Finally, Egypt realized that they would have to live with Israel
Sadat decided to make a peace agreement with Israel with the help of President Carter
Sadat won the Nobel Peace Prize as a result
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Camp David Accordsorganized by President Carter in 1977attempted to establish the pre-1967 borders as the status quoagreed on:Peacenegotiate refugee problemopen Suez canalIsrael can have oil from EgyptEgypt expelled from OPEC as a result (other members
are furious)