Unit: The Cold WarUnit: The Cold WarTopic: The Middle EastTopic: The Middle East

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1. Why the 1. Why the Middle East?Middle East?

A.A. The ME is a The ME is a strategic strategic location, location, containing containing giant oil giant oil fields as well fields as well as key as key waterways waterways such as the such as the Suez Canal.Suez Canal.

B.B. The U.S. The U.S. and and U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. were were anxious to anxious to have have access to access to both oil and both oil and waterwayswaterways..

2. Beef With 2. Beef With IsraelIsrael

A.A. In 1947, the UN drew up a plan to divide In 1947, the UN drew up a plan to divide Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state. Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state.

B.B. In 1948, Britain In 1948, Britain withdrew and Jews withdrew and Jews proclaimed the proclaimed the independent state of independent state of Israel, which the Israel, which the U.S. and U.S.S.R. U.S. and U.S.S.R. recognized. recognized.

C.C. Arabs were angry; Arabs were angry; they believed Israel they believed Israel stole land from the stole land from the Palestinians.Palestinians.

3. Egypt 3. Egypt and Israeland Israel

A.A. In 1956, In 1956, Gamal Abdel Gamal Abdel Nasser, Nasser, leader of leader of Egypt, Egypt, nationalized nationalized the Suez the Suez Canal, Canal, ending British ending British control in control in Egypt.Egypt.

B.B. He received He received support from support from the Soviet the Soviet Union and Union and used Soviet used Soviet money to money to build the build the Aswan High Aswan High DamDam on the on the upper Nile.upper Nile.

Suez Canal and Aswan High DamSuez Canal and Aswan High Dam

C.C. After After Nasser’s Nasser’s death in death in 1970, 1970, Anwar Anwar SadatSadat took took steps to steps to move away move away from the from the Soviet Union.Soviet Union.

D.D. In 1979, he In 1979, he became the became the first Arab first Arab leader to leader to make peace make peace with Israel….with Israel….

……and then he was assassinated in 1981.and then he was assassinated in 1981.

4. The Iran-4. The Iran-Iraq WarIraq War

A.A. In 1980, In 1980, Saddam Saddam HusseinHussein invaded Iran invaded Iran to seize a to seize a disputed disputed border border region.region.

B.B. The U.S. supported The U.S. supported Iraq, while the Soviet Iraq, while the Soviet Union supported Union supported IranIran..

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