| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Zionism | Creation of a Jewish Homeland |
| Ottoman Empire | Palestine's old name |
| Theodore Herzl | Founder of jewish state |
| Huseyn-McMahon Correspondence | Palestine helps Allies in the war, Palestine for Muslims (muslim) (british) |
| Balfour Declaration | Jews assist Allies in war, Palestine for Jews (jewish) (british) |
| Skyes-Picot Agreement | Britian and France will divide up Palestine for themselves (British) (French) |
| Pogroms | Series of persecutions in East Europe(Russia) |
| Czar | Leader of Russia from 1880-1917; Assassinated by Pogroms |
| Haganah | Organized Jewish opposition of British in Palestine |
| David Ben Gurion | Leader of Haganah |
| Irgun | Jewish Terrorist Organization; mainly targeting British |
| Stern Gang | Jewish gang targeting British and civilians |
| Menachem Begin | Leader of Irgun; Jewish Prime Minister |
| 1948 | Israel Declares Independence (May 14th) |
| Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Transjordan | Countries that formed alliance and attacked Israel right after it was created(5, alphabetical) |
| Israel | Winner of 1948 Independence War |
| 1956 | Suez War (Egpyt becomes independent) (date) |
| 1967 | 6 Day War (date) |
| 1973 | Yom Kippur War (date) |
| Egypt | British Colony with Suez Canal |
| Sinai Penninsula | Large Desert meant to keep Israel and Egypt from fighting |
| 6 Day War | Egypt re-occupies Sanai, Israel thinks they are trying to take over Israel. (Attacks Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) |
| Gaza Strip, Sanai Penninsula | Claimed from Egypt during 6 day war by Israel (2) |
| Golan Heights | Claimed from Syria during 6 day war by Israel |
| West Bank | Claimed from Jordan during 6 day war by Israel |
| Yom Kippur War | Last efforts to destroy Israel by Egpyt and Syria |
| Camp David Agreement | Peace Treaty between Arab nation and Israel; Sanai Penninsula returned to Egypt |
| Yassar Arafat | Leader of the PLO from 1964-2005 |
| Beirut, Lebanon | PLOs location |
| 1982 | Israel invades and occupies Lebanon (date) |
| 2000 | Israel leaves Lebanon (date) |
| Uprising | Intafada |
| 1993 | Oslo Accords (date) |
| Oslo Accords | Yassar Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin make a peace for land treaty. |
| Yitzhak Rabin | Israeli who attended the Oslo Accords |
| Yassar Arafat | Palestinian who attended the Oslo Accords |
| Peace | What Israel wants from the Oslo Accords |
| Land | What Palestine wants from the Oslo Accords |
| 1995 | Yitzhak Rabin assassinated (date) |
| 1998 | Wye River Menarandum (date) |
| Wye River Menarandum | Benjamin Natenyahu offers Yassar Arafat 40% of West Bank (turned down) |
| 2000 | Camp David (2nd visit) (date) |
| Camp David | Ehud Barak offers Yassar Arafat 95% of West Bank (turned down) |
| 2006 | Israel leaves Gaza Strip (date) |
| Islam | If you are muslim you practice ________ |
| Qu'ran | The Palestinian bible |
| Mohammed | The Qu'ran was written after his death |
| Shahada | This pillar requires conformation of the faith |
| Salat | This pillar requies you to pray 5 times a day facing the mosque |
| Zakat | This pillar requires you to support the church |
| Saum | This pillar requires you to fast during Ramadam |
| Hajj | This pillar requires you to make an annual trip to the Kaaba (Big Black Box) and do some other religious stuff |
| Sunni, Shia | The two types of muslims |
| Holy Struggle | Jihad |
| Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Saum, Hajj | The Five pillars of Islam (in order) |
| Mecca | Birthplace of Mohammed |
| Abu Bakr | Mohammed's father-in-law; Sunni Muslims |
| Ali | Mohammed's son; Shia Muslims |
| Byzantine Empire | The Ottoman Empire was part of this empire |
| Istanbul | Constantinople's new name |
| 1453 | Constantinople was occupied (date) |
| Sultan | Theocratic leader with many wives |
| Askeri | The upper class in the OE (men of the pen and men of the sword) |
| Raya | The lower class in the OE (me of negotiation and men of husbandry) |
| 1453-1699 | Ottoman Empire is successful from (dates) |
| Eastern Question | What will happen If the Ottoman Empire falls? |
| Treaty of Karlowitz | Treaty between the Ottoman Empire and Austria |
| 1832 | Alliance between Britian and the Ottoman Empire (date) |
| 1854 | Crimean War between Britian+France vs Russia. B+F=Winners (date) |
| 1892 | Alliance between the Ottoman Empire and Germany (date) |
| 1914 | World War 1 (date) |
| 1920 | Mandate System (date) |
| 1922 | Collapse of the Ottoman Empire (date) |
| Republic of Turkey | Ottoman Empire becomes the ____________ |
| Kamal Ataturk | Founder of Turkey |
| Devshirmes | Christian children who were converted to islam to serve the ottoman empire |
| Janisseries | Buff (devshirme) |
| Burencracy | Smart (devshirme) |
| milk cows | stupid (devshirme) |
| Lebanon | Occupied by France from 1920-1943 |
| Sunni | The type of Muslim Kurds are |
| PKK | Kurdistan worker party |
| Abdullah Ocelan | PKK Leader |
| 1980-1988 | Iran-Iraq War (dates) |
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