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9321108090saudi arabiaa dessert country and compassing most of the arabian peninsula with red sea and persian gulf countries.0
9321119626saudi arabiait is home of islams1
9321166258absolute monarchya form of monarchy in which one ruler has supreme authority2
9321174004kuwaita very small state located at the northwestern tip of persian gulf.3
9321189260ottoman empirekuwait is used to be a territory of the4
9321204504bahrainis a nation comprising more than 30 islands5
9321214900emira title of various muslim rulers6
9321221238qatara sovereign country located in western asian7
9321228456qataroccupies a small peninsula that extends into the persian gulf from the east side of the arabian peninsula8
9321251650united arab emiratesis an arabian peninsula nation settled mainly along the persian gulf9
9321260198trucial statesrefer to the states that cooperated with the british in protecting the gulf traders from piracy.10
9321271948abu dhabiis the largest, has the richest oil deposits, and is the most progressive among the seven.11
9321279625omanoccupies a strategic location on the straight hormuz at the entrance to the persian gulf12
9321317582yemen2nd largest country13
9321320133yemenlocated on the southern tip of the arabian peninsula14
9321324749imamsislamic religious leaders15
9321334758mandate systemwere countries that were defeated during world war 1 and placed under the administration16
9321364462saddam husseinwas also ambitious and this resulted in border disputes with neighboring countries.17
9321381091operation dessert shieldwas the us operational name for the us build-up of forces and the saudi arabia's defense18
9321399366operation dessert stormpopularity known as the gulf war, was the successful us/allied response to iraq's attempt to overwhelm neighbouring kuwait19
9321429159syriaa country in western asia bordering lebanon and the mediteranian sea to turkey to the north, iraq to the east, jordan to the south20
9321453935jordanarab nation on the east bank of the jordan river. It is defined by ancient monuments21
9321465923israela country in the middle east the south eastern shore in the mediteranian sea, the northern shore in the red sea22
9321491570chaim weizmanbecame israel's first president23
9321493381david ben gurionits prime minister in israel24
9321512782league of nationspeace conference that ended the world war 125
9322483425palestine liberation organiziationis the organization created in i964 with the purpose of creating a independant state of palestine.26
9322506493turkeya transcontivental country in euroasia, maiinly is it has cultural connection anatolia in western asia, to asian greeks, persuan.27
9322577062irana country on persian gulf with historical sites dating to the persian empire28
9322608527shaha title equivalent to an emperor29
9322620002anglo-iranian oil companywhich was owned bt the british government explored, drilled, and marketed iranian oil30
9325693286extraterritorialitymeans the westerners would not be subject to the laws of japan but to their own within territory that they controlled.31
9325727220most favoured nation clausethe latter means that the any right or privilege granted by japan to any nation would also be granted to the state that enjoy the clause.32
9325758801resident systemthe sultan or local ruler was placed in charge of revenue collection and the overall administration of the state while the british resident acted as political adviser and military protector33
9325783498cash cropsthese are agricultural products that could be cultivated in large numbers to meet overseas demands and provide large revenues for the government.34
9325817451koumintangnationalist party of china35
9325825300sarekat islamadvocated bringing back and strengthening Islam in the archipelago36
9325846798dobayma asiyone(we burman) movement of the burman students in rangoon who worked with the buddhist monks37
9325865531viet quocthe vietnamese nationalist party or the vietnamese kuomintang38
9325873829vietminhan organization that began a guerrilla against the japanese invaders of vietnam39
9325895854port of nagasakijapanese port where foreigners were allowed to trade before the treaty of kanagawa40
9325915412buffer zonea zone between two contending powers that remains indepenent41
9325926878jatiya sangsadunicameral parliamentary42
9325966019druk dessithe land of the thunder dragon43
9326953438lamareligious leader44
9326971326karachiseat of the government45
9328209856qipur warthe war that took place on the day of apotement46
9328220492shakedawnthe geographical area ruled by shake47
9328226571green revolutionrefers to period where agriculture in india the adaption of novel technology48
9328250320iranthe country wherein the tribes were united as an independent state in one religion49
9328260998lebanona country that was placed under the british and french control50
9328271405bahrainan archipelago in the persian gulf of saudi arabia51
9328282607syriathe middle income developing country an economy based on agriculture52
9328294564israelthe technology of this country is highly develop53
9328311556turkeyit is considered republic in 192354
9328323416balfour declarationcontains british promise for support to zionist movements55

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