1. Tying it all together
How are the current problems in SW Asia tied to the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after WWI?

2. First, one more piece of information
Questions for Understanding:
Why was Osama bin Laden upset over the presence of U.S. troops?
They were in the Muslim holy land (Saudi Arabia) and on US bases, they broke Muslim laws

3. Great Britain and the UN divided Palestine to create Israel
Partitioning of Middle East
Great Britain and the UN divided Palestine to create Israel
 Arab-Israeli Conflict
(1948 – present)

4. Partitioning of Middle East
 Gulf War
( )
Iraq claimed that Kuwait was really part of Iraq before the Europeans partitioned the Middle East

5. US invasion of Afghanistan
Partitioning of Middle East
 US invasion of Afghanistan
(2001-present)
Goal of al-Qeada is to get Westerners out of the Middle East

6. Partitioning of Middle East
Iraq War
( )
After overthrow of Hussein, ethnic and religious groups fought long civil war in Iraq