Across
- 2. which country fought a war with Iraq from 1980 to 1988 over oil-rich territory
- 4. the Kurdish people were left with vulnerability to extreme __
- 6. in 1948, the United Nations partitioned Palestine into this Jewish nation
- 7. there is hostility between the Arabs and the ___
- 11. what are the Kurds suffering greatly from in Syria today
- 12. The Kurds were divided between Iran,Syria,Iraq, & this country
- 17. who ruled the Ottoman Empire
- 20. the Ottoman Empire was on this side of WWI & lost
- 21. which countries were not consulted about the division of the territory
- 22. which former Iraqi leader attempted to eliminate his country's Kurdish population
- 24. who did not get their own territory when the Europeans partitioned the Middle East
- 25. an area where this is constant conflict between Palestinians and Israelis
Down
- 1. which country took control of Syria & others after partitioning
- 3. who gave France & Great Britain control of partitioning the Ottoman territory
- 5. Great Britain & France quickly drew up new borders because they wanted immediate control of what profits
- 8. some ethnic & religious groups got separated & other _ groups were grouped together
- 9. the Jews and Muslims fight over the land in Israel because it is _ to both
- 10. Iraqi Sunnis are more __ than the Iranian Shiites
- 13. borders were drawn that paid no attention to local ____
- 14. what did the Ottoman Turks ruthlessly pursue
- 15. this country along with many neighboring Arab countries was in conflict with Israel for decades
- 16. claims over land led to long periods of conflict and what else in the region
- 18. after partitioning, which country was in charge of Jordan,Iraq,& parts of Saudi Arabia
- 19. the Ottoman Empire was 6 times this state's size
- 23. the Sunni & the Shia Muslims were forced to be together in this one country