History of SW Asia Vocabulary

Sykes-Picot Agreement

• A treaty that ended World War I

• An agreement that divided the Ottoman Empire's territories in the Middle East between Britain and France

• A peace agreement between Israel and Palestine

• A coalition formed to fight terrorism

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Ottoman Empire

• Islamic-run superpower that ruled large areas of the Middle East, Eastern Europe and North Africa for more than 600 years until World War I

• the genocide of European Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II

• conflict that was triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990

• invasion of Iraq by the United States-led coalition that overthrew the government of Saddam Hussein

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ethnic conflict

• disagreement over the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad

• loyalty and devotion to a country (nation)

• an alliance of groups or countries that work together to achieve a common goal

• when different ethnic groups compete for the same goal—notably power, access to resources, or land

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sectarian conflict

• conflict based on perceived differences between divisions or sects within a religion

• loyalty and devotion to a country (nation)

• an alliance of groups or countries that work together to achieve a common goal

• when different ethnic groups compete for the same goal—notably power, access to resources, or land

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Palestine

• Islamic-run superpower ruled large areas of the Middle East, Eastern Europe and North Africa for more than 600 years until World War I

• loyalty and devotion to a country (nation)

• an alliance of groups or countries that work together to achieve a common goal

• area of the eastern Mediterranean region, comprising parts of modern Israel along with the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

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nationalism

• loyalty and devotion to a country, a belief in the superiority of one country over others

• movement to create a secular government

• coalition of countries for economic purposes

• form of government instability

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artificial political boundaries

• political borders that are drawn by people that live in the areas they partition

• political borders that are drawn by people who do not live in the areas they divide, often by former colonizers

• to divide

• ending of colonial rule in the Middle East

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partition

• political borders that are drawn by people that live in the areas they partition

• political borders that are drawn by people who do not live in the areas they divide, often by former colonizers

• to divide land

• ending of colonial rule in the Middle East

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secular

• not influenced by religious beliefs

• when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal

• controlled by religion and religious laws

• the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims

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coalition

• not influenced by religious beliefs

• when two or more people or groups temporarily work together to achieve a common goal

• controlled by religion and religious laws

• the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims

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