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20^th Century Wars			Middle East Temper tantrums	    		 Mr. Thorsen

Israeli-Arab Wars Stop it Isaac and Ishmael!!
  -Israel Born-But Not Without a Fight”

	-Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac
	-Rome and Emperor Hadrian 135 AD
	-Balfour Declaration
	-League of Nations Mandate
	-United Nations Mandate
	-Terrorism & Menachin Begin
	-6 Arab nation pile up
		-Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, 
 Jordan
	-what sole European power came to Israel’s aid?
	-role of UN in cease-fires
	-West Bank and Gaza Strip

  -Israel, France & Britain Pounce 1956
	-President Nasser and his dream
	-How does the US anger Nasser?
	-Soviets take advantage

  -Talking About Getting Beat! 1967
	-warning signs of an Arab attack
	-Israel’s strategy to survive
		-Sinai Peninsula
		-Golan Heights
		-air superiority
	-Moshe Dayan and Ariel Sharon

  -Arab Redemption? Yom Kippur War 1973
	-Anwar Sadat
	-which Arab nations attack and which didn’t
	-why did the Arabs attack on Yom Kippur?
	-why didn’t the Israelis see the attack coming
	-what tactics did the Arabs use to gain the advantage
	-how did the Arabs lose their advantage?
	-how is the war resolved?

Persian Gulf War just plain butchery
-Saddam wants beaches
-Iran/ Iraq War
    -“I’ll see your missiles and raise you some chemical
      weapons!”
-Saddam still wants beaches
-Kuwait and the warning signs
-propaganda and Margaret Thatcher
-Operation Desert Shield
-Operation Desert Storm
     -Air Operation
	-dismantling Iraq’s air defense
	-dismantling Iraq’s communications
	-pounding & breaking Iraqi troop morale
     -Saddam strikes back at the Coalition
	-Israel, SCUDs & Patriots
	-Battle for Khafj
     -The Ground Shakes- Coalition troops strike
	-the diversion
	-the “Hail Mary” 
	-the French left without a job
	-the Highway of Death