Modern World Civilization

Topic: Clash of Civilizations: How We Came to

This Fork in the Road in the Middle East

Handout Fifteen

 OUTLINE:

 XV. The Clash of Civilizations: How We Came to This Fork in the Road in the Middle East.

1. Introduction.
2. Collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
3. The Palestinian Problem.
4. The Rise of Iraq.
5. The First Gulf War.
6. OBL and World Terrorism.
7. Conclusions.

QUESTIONS:

 1. How was the modern Middle East born? What were the plans of the British and French for the Middle East?

2. What was the Balfour Declaration and what impact did this have on the fate of Palestine?

3. Why have the Israelis, despite being outnumbered, managed to defeat the Arab coalition?

4. What happened to the Armenians during World War I?

5. Is Saddam Hussein a threat to his neighbors, to the world community, and to the United States? Explain.

6. What reasons best explain the Iranian Revolution and the coming of the Ayatollah Khomeini?

TERMS:

 Ba’th Party

Faisal I

Faisal II

Arthur Balfour

Balfour Declaration

Armenian Genocide

Kemal Ataturk

Wailing Wall Incident

Six-Day War

Saddam Hussein

Gulf War

Ayatollah Khomeini