HISTORY 241 Midterm: Comprehensive Midterm Guide Part 2
Document Summary
A brief conflict between israel and neighboring states of egypt, jordan, and syria. Seeing egyptian forces mobilizing in the sinai peninsula, israel bunched a successful preemptive strike and ensued a counter-offensive, rendering. Led to seizure of the golan heights, gaza strip, sinai peninsula, west. Israel (backed by us) combats any form of nationalization by egypt (strait of tehran and suez canal) Egypt sends soldiers to nationalize sinai peninsula (and probably to limit foreign shipping) Israeli surprise attacks egyptian air force (destroys most of the planes and grounds the egyptian force) 6 day war with egypt, syria, jordan, palestine iraq, and lebanon ends with israel in control of gaza, west bank, golan heights, and sinai. A major conflict between baathist iraq (under saddam hussein) and the. Invasion took place over 2 days and was a resounding iraqi victory until the irg (iraqi republican guard) were forced out by us gulf forces who intervened.
