1. Reasons for Conflict and Change Southwest Asia (Middle East)
Africa
Southwest Asia (Middle East)
How did Europe divide Africa when it colonized the continent?
How did Europe divide Southwest Asia after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire?
How were these boundaries different than the way the continent was organized before?
How were these boundaries different than the way the region was organized before?
How did the people native to the continent feel about these boundaries?
How did the people living in this region feel about these boundaries?
What were the results of these new boundaries?
How did the people respond to them?
During the Scramble for Africa and the Berlin Conference, European countries competed to divide Africa
The League of Nations(England and
France) controlled these countries until
they felt they could rule themselves
Boundaries after were drawn randomly without considering various ethnic groups.
Often boundaries divided these groups
Did not take in to account different
ethnic groups
Closer to their enemies; divided from their allies
Angry-especially Palestinians
Conflict, civil war
Conflict, War
Nationalism, Conflict
Nationalism, Conflict

2. How did European involvement in Southwest Asia impact the region after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?
Many Europeans immigrated to Southwest Asia.
Countries in Southwest Asia modeled their governments on European governments.
Political borders were decided by European powers without consideration of the political and historic connections in the region.
European powers presence in Southwest Asia established a long period of peace and improved relations with non-Muslim western nations.

3. Reasons for the formation of the modern state of Israel in 1948(Describe each)
Jewish religious connection to the land
Anti-Semitism
Zionism
Holocaust
According to the Torah, God promised Israel to Abraham and the Jews
Prejudice/hatred towards Jews in Europe in the 19th and 20th century made the Jews want to leave
Nationalist movement to
establish a homeland for
the Jews in Palestine
The United Nations felt bad for
the Jewish suffering during the
Holocaust and officially established
the Jewish state of Israel

4. Why did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create Israel in 1948?
There was no one else living on the land
Many felt the Jews deserved help due to their suffering in the Holocaust
Many Arab countries supported the formation of country for the Jews
Many national groups in the area were giving homelands at the time

5. Country South Africa Kenya Jomo Kenyatta Mau Mau Rebellion Nigeria
What country controlled the nation prior to independence?
What led to growing nationalism in the country?
Who led the independence movement?
How was independence achieved?
South Africa
Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Mau Mau
Rebellion
Nigeria
Nationalist groups in the North and South
Uprisings
India
Vietnam

6. The purpose of the Pan African Movements in Africa is to
Create one African Government
Create one African language
Develop a unified political identity
Develop a unified region

7. 9/23/13 Warm Up Type of Document What do you see?
What do you already know?
Why is this document important?
Vocabulary

8. United States presence in Southwest Asia (Middle East)
Persian Gulf War
(Operation Desert Storm)
Invasion of Afghanistan
(Operation Enduring Freedom)
Invasion of Iraq
(Operation Iraqi Freedom)
Year(s)
Reason for U.S. Involvement
Outcome
To capture people
responsible for 9/11
(Al Qaeda and
Osama Bin Laden)
Taliban was letting them
hide in Afghanistan
Iraq invaded Kuwait
The USA gets a large
amount of oil from
this region
US claimed Saddam Hussein was making WMD’s and aiding Al Qaeda
Iraq withdrew from Kuwait
Saddam Hussein could not produce WMD’s
Taliban collapsed
US still there stabilizing country
Bin Laden was killed
Saddam Hussein
captured and put to
death
Democracy
established

9. What is the United States main economic interest in the Middle East?
Oil
Tourism
Trade routes
Selling American made products

10. United States presence in South and East Asia during the Cold War
Japan
Korea
Vietnam
Reason for U.S. involvement
Outcome
Prevent Japan from rebuilding their military
Prevent communism from spreading to Japan
Containment of communism
North Korea invaded south Korea
Domino Theory
Established a constitutional monarchy
US and Japan major trading partners
Ends in stalemate
NK-stays communist
SK-stays democractic
DMZ established at 38th parallel
US withdraws
Vietnam becomes communist

12. The Cultural Revolution
Communist China
Description
Impact/Significance
Mao Zedong
Communist Leader of China
Great Leap Forward
Cultural Revolution
The Great Leap Forward
Economic Plan to make everyone work in communes of farms or factories
Famine
Failure
The Cultural Revolution
Red Guard took out people who spoke against communism. Banned western influence
People Died: students, professors, etc.
Tiananmen Square
Students protested against communism
Red Guard killed thousands: Massacre