Modern Middle East

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What is the Middle East?

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arid region consisting of countries in southwest Asia and North Africa

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What was one origin of the modern conflicts in the region?

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US/European powers wanting oil

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What is an origin of conflict of the modern conflicts in the region?

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Borders were drawn without regard to language, ethnicity or regional identity

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What is another origin to the conflicts in the Middle East?

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US presence in Saudi Arabia and building military bases

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What new state in this region did the United States begin funding and protecting that angered Middle Eastern countries?

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Israel

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What construction/oil tycoon rose to power in Saudi Arabia and made it his life long mission to defend the Middle East against any foreign power?

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Osama bin Laden

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What militant group did Osama bin Laden found?

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Al Qaeda

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What notable conflict was fought in the early 1990s against Saddam Hussein?

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Gulf War

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What did Osama bin Laden begin planning after the diplomatic ties between US/Saudi Arabia became closer following the war in Kuwait?

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Attack on 9/11

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What are the similarities between Afghanistan and Iraq?

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Both countries are in the Middle East with terrorists groups.