Working for peace in the Middle East

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Working for peace in the Middle East

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• Why did America get involved in efforts to bring
  peace to the Middle East (Persian Gulf War)?

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Middle East Area rich in oil that the U.S.
began paying more attention to concerning foreign
policies

• One major conflict in the Middle East centers
  around control of an area called Palestine.
• Arabs and Jews have lived in this strip of land
  on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea for
  thousands of years. Its been under the control
  of many different rulers.

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• In 1947, the UN divided Palestine into a Jewish
  state and an Arab state.
• The Jews accepted the decision and established
  the state of Israel.
• The Arab countries rejected the land division
  plan and attacked Israel in 1948.
• Israel won the war and took over much of the land
  in the Arab state.
• Since then, there has been continual conflict in
  the Middle East.

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Palestine
1947
Today
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Israel
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The U.S. government has made several attempts to
bring peace to the Middle East

• 1978 President Jimmy Carter, Israeli Prime
  Minister Begin, and Egyptian Prime Minister Sadat
  met at Camp David in Maryland. This meeting led
  to a 1979 peace treaty at the White House
• 1993 President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime
  Minister Rabin, and Palestinian leader Arafat met
  at the White House. A peace accord was signed.
• 2000 President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime
  Minister Barak and Palestinian leader Arafat met
  at Camp David. They never reached a final
  agreement.

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War in the Persian Gulf

• The U.S. became involved in the Persian Gulf War
  in 1991.
• Troops under Saddam Hussein, the dictator of
  Iraq, invaded the neighboring country of Kuwait.
  
• Hussein wanted to control Kuwaits many oil
  fields.
• The UN told Hussein to withdraw his forces, but
  he refused.
• The U.S. fought against Iraq in the Persian Gulf
  War

George Bush asked other countries in the UN to
form a coalition to stop Iraq.
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Persian Gulf War

• Invasion and bombing by a force led by the US to
  liberate Kuwait from Iraqi invasion

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Kuwait
Iraq
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Operation Desert Storm

• The United States military led a group of other
  nations (called a coalition) to recapture Kuwait
  from Iraq control.
• American aircraft pounded Iraq while ground
  forces quickly forced Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.
• The conflict was over in 6 weeks and Hussein
  remained in power which worried leaders in the US
  in the years to come.

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• 1. Name the American presidents who have been
  involved in historic peace negotiations between
  the Arabs and Israelis.
• 2. Conflict in the Middle East centers around
  control of
• a. Egypt b. Israel c. Palestine
• 3. With what country did the U.S. fight against
  in the Persian War?
• a. Kuwait b. Afghanistan c. Iraq
• 4. Why did America get involved in efforts to
  bring Peace to the Middle East?