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389547848Duration of Six Day WarJune 5-10, 19670
389547849Reason for WarIsraelis saw an impending attack by Arab nations that surrounded Israel.1
389547850Israel's Defense MinisterGeneral Moshe Dayan2
389547851Opposing ForcesSyria, Jordan, and Egypt3
3895478521956Suez Crisis4
389547853United Nations had presence in Middle EastMay, 1967, Egypt ordered concentration of Egyptian military forces in Suez region, and naval blockade which closed off the Gulf of Aqaba to Israeli shipping5
389547854Destruction of Warcaptured Sinai (Egypt), the Golan Heights (Syria), and the West Bank of the Jordan River6
389547855Considered Leader of Arab NationsGamal Abdul Nasser of Egypt7
389547856Formation of Palestinian Liberation OrganizationIsrael gained the West Bank containing 600,000 Arabs, forming a group of terrorists8
389547857Suez Canalrepresents the only direct route from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean9
389547858United States and Britainpromised aid to Egypt to construct the Aswan High Dam.10
389547859Gamel Abdel Nassermakes the canal Egyptian territory.11
389547860Britain, France, and IsraelOctober 29, 1956 Israeli army attacks and is victorious, w/ help from England and France12
389547861Egypt's Responsesinking 40 ships in canal preventing passage13
389547862UNmakes European nations back down and they clear canal. control of canal given to egypt in march 1957, w/ free passage14
389547863colonialismdecreases after crisis15
389547864Yom Kippur Warbegan in 1973, first war that oil played a major part in outcome16
389547865UN peace treaty1979, between Israel and Egypt17
389547866US PresJimmy Carter18
389547867Egypt PresAnwar Sadat19
389547868IsraelPrime Minister Menachem Begin20
389547869Camp David AccordsSept. 17, 1978, agreements between Egypt and Israel21
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