History Soars at Pheonix  

United States and the Middle East

In the Post World War II World

 

 

Creation of Israel (1948)

• During and after World War II many Jews immigrated to Palestine

• In

• U.S. recognizes Israel _________________ many Arab nations

 

 

Camp David Accords (1978)

• President Carter coordinates peace between long term enemies _____________and ___________.

• Israel agrees to withdraw from the __________ Peninsula

• Egypt recognizes Israel as a country ( _______________________________________________)

 

 

Iran Hostage Crisis (1979)

• Revolution breaks out in Iran

• Ayatollah Khomeini leads a ________________ against the Shah who was _______________ by the U.S.

• Shah is _______________

• Shah has cancer and travels to the ______ for treatment

• Iranians __________ the American ___________ in Tehran

• 52 ______________ taken ____________

• Iranians demand return of the _________

• President Carter refuses demands

• Hostages ________________ in January 1981

 

 

Iran Contra Affair (1986)

       CIVIL WAR IN NICARGUA

• Between dictator Somoza and __________________

• Sandinistas ________

• President _____________ recognizes new government and sends _____ million in aid

• 1981 President ___________ fears _____________ have a _____________ connection

• Reagan supports the _________________ group: ___________

• Congress

 

IRAN

• Iran & Iraq engage in war

• U.S.

• 1983 Iranian __________ take 7 American _____________

• Reagan responds by encouraging allies to ________ selling Iran _____________

• 1986

• Reagan

• 1987 Congress investigates and members of Reagan’s staff held ______________, Reagan is ___________

 

 

 

 

Persian Gulf War (1990)

• Iraq

• In

 

• Together

 

• American

• U.S. launches Operation Desert Storm to liberate Kuwait

  • Air

  • February

  • Kuwait

  • UN

  • Over

  • Iraq

 

 

Afghanistan (2001)

• After September 11, U.S. declares “___________________________”

• It is believed that ____________________ and _______________ are being supported by the _________________ government (______________)

• U.S. begins ____________ Afghanistan

• Taliban are ____________ from power & ______________ elections are held in Afghanistan

• Osama is still ______________ and al-Qaeda is spread throughout the _________________ and the ______________

• U.S. currently __________ a military _________ in Afghanistan

 

 

Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003)

• In 1990s Iraq breaks ____________ agreement from the Persian Gulf War – _________________

________________________________.

• U.S. fears Iraq is supporting ____________________

• U.S. & _____________ order ____________ to comply with inspectors and he _____________

• As part of the _______________________ coalition forces __________ in March ____________

• By April, ______________ defeated, but in _____________

• December 2003 Saddam is _________________

• Saddam was put on __________, found guilty for crimes _____________________________, and executed

• U.S. troops maintain ________________ in attempt to help build a ________________ and rebuild the __________________.