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Zionism was created by Theodor Herzel, and it was the movment for a Jewish homeland in Palestine. The British government supported this movment by creating the Balfour Declaration which was "Britains full support of establishing a natural home in Palestine for the Jewish Peoiple.
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For the Balfour Decloration to be fufilled Britain had to recieved a mondate over Palestine from the League of Nations, which it got in 1923.
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Over 500,000 Jews had migrated to Plaestine by the year 1938
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Before WWII, Britain limited the Jewish migration to Palestine to appease the Arabs. This angered the Zionests and they claimed it interfeared with the Balfour Declaration.
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After WWII thousands of Jews wanted refuge inside Palestines boarders. Britain still kept the gates closed and this angered many. In 1947 British government turned the problem over to the UN. The UN ended British mandate, placed Jerusalem under UN control, and seperated Palecstine into two seperate states.
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Israel proclamied its independence after the UN's decision to remove all British control. The Middle East's only modern democratic state is the Israeli Republic.
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Israel forces rush into Egypt to wipe out the guerrilla camps and rebles. These rebles were responsible for the Aqaba Blockade. With the blockade abolished the Gulf of Aqaba was now free to travel.
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OPEC is created by 6 non arib nations and 7 arib nations. The Purpose was to increase the members of the organizations oil revenues.
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The Arab nations voted unanimously and declared that PLO would be the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestine people, and that also Palestine become a state.
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Leftist Palestine guerrillas fought in Lebenon's civil war against both Lebanese Christians and Lebanese Muslims.
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The US, France, Italy, and Britain created a mulitnational group to weaken Lebonses governement. In retaliation to this suicide bombers drove into US bases and killed 299 soldiers.
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The United States had joined France, Italy, and Britain in assisting the frail Lebanese government. Two groups (Leftists and Muslims) viewed the group of countries as supporting Lebanese Christians and therefore as the enemy. Suicide bombers drove trucks into United States and French military compounds killing 241 marines and 58 French soldiers.
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A year after the suicide bombings in Lebanon, President Reagan withdrew United States military forces from Lebanon. The bombings greatly influenced the way army barracks were protected and situated.
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Oliver North was convicted of destroying NSC documents and accepting illegal gifts. But an appeal rulled that the testimony used in court had to be thrown out because it could have been tainted by Congress.
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A peace plan between Israel and Palestine was purposed by Yasir Arafat. He accepted the Security Council Resolution 242 and renounce terrorism.
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Muslim and Christian members of parliment met to aprove a new constitution to increase the power of Lebanese Muslim Majority. It also ended the civil war.
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A jury convicted Poindexter of obstructing congress and making false satements to congress.
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Congress votes to support military action verse Iraq and Kuwait
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Both North and Poindexter had both of there cases overturned because of there was evidence that their testimonies were tainted in some way.
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Operation Dessert Storm went into affect, hundreds of soldiers and plans fired upon enemy soldiers in Kuwait in Iraq.
