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Middle East Test Part II Extra Credit
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Fundamentalism : strict interpretation of Islam, describes Iran after the revolution.
modernization : process of becoming more industrialized and like more modern, western countries.
OPEC : countries who are members of this group make decisions on oil production and prices.
WeaponsofMassDestruction : Saddam Hussein was accused of hiding __________ and refusing UN inspections to look for the items (4 words)
Ataturk : "Father of Turkey", created a modernized, secular nation
Khomeini : religious leader who opposed western influence in Iran
Carter : President who tried to get hostages released from Iran for months
Ahmadinejad : former leader of Iran who we questioned his intentions for Iran's nuclear program
Rouhani : current President of Iran
MohammadReza : Shah of Iran who was exiled after the 1979 Revolution (2 words)
RezaKhan : Shah of Iran who was the founder of modern day Iran (2 words)
Qaddafi : Libyan authoritarian leader known for supporting terrorist acts
Hussein : dictator of Iraq known for invading Iran & Kuwait
dynasty : the Pahlavi family are an example of this type of family rule
oil : this resource caused western influence to increase in the Middle East
theocracy : form of government that does not separate religion from law
Embassy : the location of the Iranian Hostage Crisis for 444 days
Ottoman : empire that once controlled present day Iraq & Israel
British : controlled Iraq and Israel after the Ottoman Empire collapsed after WWI
Kurds : ethnicity denied a homeland in Iraq and other other countries in the region
ArabSpring : series of protests and coups in the region regarding oppressive governments (2 words)
Armenians : ethnic group that experienced genocide during WWI in the Ottoman Empire
terrorism : the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political goals
Middle East Test Part II Extra Credit
Across:1. | strict interpretation of Islam, describes Iran after the revolution. | 3. | Saddam Hussein was accused of hiding __________ and refusing UN inspections to look for the items (4 words) | 4. | President who tried to get hostages released from Iran for months | 10. | this resource caused western influence to increase in the Middle East | 11. | Shah of Iran who was exiled after the 1979 Revolution (2 words) | 13. | empire that once controlled present day Iraq & Israel | 14. | countries who are members of this group make decisions on oil production and prices. | 16. | controlled Iraq and Israel after the Ottoman Empire collapsed after WWI | 19. | Shah of Iran who was the founder of modern day Iran (2 words) | 21. | the location of the Iranian Hostage Crisis for 444 days |
| | Down:2. | "Father of Turkey", created a modernized, secular nation | 5. | series of protests and coups in the region regarding oppressive governments (2 words) | 6. | the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political goals | 7. | form of government that does not separate religion from law | 8. | the Pahlavi family are an example of this type of family rule | 9. | religious leader who opposed western influence in Iran | 12. | former leader of Iran who we questioned his intentions for Iran's nuclear program | 15. | ethnic group that experienced genocide during WWI in the Ottoman Empire | 17. | dictator of Iraq known for invading Iran & Kuwait | 18. | Libyan authoritarian leader known for supporting terrorist acts | 19. | current President of Iran | 20. | ethnicity denied a homeland in Iraq and other other countries in the region |
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Middle East Test Part II Extra Credit
Across:1. | strict interpretation of Islam, describes Iran after the revolution. | 3. | Saddam Hussein was accused of hiding __________ and refusing UN inspections to look for the items (4 words) | 4. | President who tried to get hostages released from Iran for months | 10. | this resource caused western influence to increase in the Middle East | 11. | Shah of Iran who was exiled after the 1979 Revolution (2 words) | 13. | empire that once controlled present day Iraq & Israel | 14. | countries who are members of this group make decisions on oil production and prices. | 16. | controlled Iraq and Israel after the Ottoman Empire collapsed after WWI | 19. | Shah of Iran who was the founder of modern day Iran (2 words) | 21. | the location of the Iranian Hostage Crisis for 444 days |
| | Down:2. | "Father of Turkey", created a modernized, secular nation | 5. | series of protests and coups in the region regarding oppressive governments (2 words) | 6. | the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political goals | 7. | form of government that does not separate religion from law | 8. | the Pahlavi family are an example of this type of family rule | 9. | religious leader who opposed western influence in Iran | 12. | former leader of Iran who we questioned his intentions for Iran's nuclear program | 15. | ethnic group that experienced genocide during WWI in the Ottoman Empire | 17. | dictator of Iraq known for invading Iran & Kuwait | 18. | Libyan authoritarian leader known for supporting terrorist acts | 19. | current President of Iran | 20. | ethnicity denied a homeland in Iraq and other other countries in the region |
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