POS 2041 Lecture : Middle East Relations Activity

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Student handout # 1: background essay on u. s. middle east relations. Then summarize the paragraph you were assigned and discuss in your small group your assigned question (below). Be prepared to present a summary of the paragraph and your discussion to the class. The importance of the middle east and north africa to united states" interests has been increasing since the end of world war ii. New independent countries were formed from the shells of european colonies. The nation of israel was established, the exploration and refinement of oil was expanded and a new industry was established bringing the region wealth and influence. As cold war tensions expanded between the united states and the. Soviet union, various countries in the region at one time or another became favorites or pariahs to one or the other superpower. Often these tensions led to various forms of conflict ranging from terrorist attacks to full scale tank wars across the deserts.

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