Across
- 1. Hussein Dictator of Iraq removed from power.
- 5. Government run by religious leaders.
- 6. Ethnic group seeking their own nation.
- 9. Jewish state created in 1948.
- 10. Religion founded by Muhammad.
- 12. Pride and desire for a group’s own nation.
- 13. Territory ruled by another country after WWI.
- 14. Branch of Islam favoring Muhammad’s family.
- 15. Land east of Israel that remains disputed today.
- 19. Arab region disputed with Israel.
- 20. Man-made waterway linking the Red Sea and Mediterranean.
- 21. Empire that ruled the Middle East before WWI.
- 24. Largest branch of Islam.
- 25. Mass killing of Jews during WWII.
- 26. 1917 British statement supporting a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
- 29. 2003 U.S. invasion that removed Saddam Hussein.
- 31. Strategic land captured by Israel from Syria in 1967.
- 33. 1993 peace deal between Israel and the PLO.
- 34. Religion based on Jesus’s teachings.
- 36. Small oil-rich nation invaded by Iraq in 1990.
- 37. 1991 war after Iraq invaded Kuwait.
- 38. Religion of the Jewish people.
Down
- 2. Belief in one God.
- 3. Area claimed by the Kurdish people.
- 4. 1978 peace agreement between Egypt and Israel.
- 7. Extremist rulers of Afghanistan.
- 8. Holy city for three major religions.
- 11. Movement to create a Jewish homeland.
- 16. U.S. war to remove the Taliban after 9/11.
- 17. Storm 1991 war to free Kuwait from Iraq.
- 18. Islam’s holiest city, destination of pilgrimage.
- 19. Dividing land after WWI, creating new borders.
- 22. Palestinian Liberation Organization seeking self-rule.
- 23. City where Muhammad first gathered followers.
- 24. Becoming an independent country.
- 27. Person forced to flee their home.
- 28. Right to self-rule.
- 30. Terrorist group behind 9/11 attacks.
- 32. 1967 conflict where Israel gained new territories.
- 35. 1973 surprise attack on Israel during a Jewish holy day.