Download HRV05 - MiddleEast - John Bowne High School

Monday – April 27, 2015
Mr. Lombardi
Aim: Why is there a long history of
conflict in the Middle East?
Do Now: Answer the following:
How would your life be different if you
lived in a place that suffered from weekly
terrorist attacks?
Countdown to the
GLOBAL HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY Regents
Classes left:
Days left:
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India & Pakistan
• 1947 – Great Britain granted India
independence; Pakistan became a separate
country.
• India/Pakistan relations:
– Many people were re-settled (Muslims to
Pakistan, Hindus to India)
• Many people died during this re-settlement; it was not
peaceful)
– Disputes over territory (Kashmir).
– Tension in the region continues today.
Analyze the political cartoons
Domain-Specific Vocabulary
1. Monotheism: The belief in one God.
2. Holy Land: Jerusalem is the holy land to 3 major
religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam).
3. Israel: A Jewish state established in May 1948 in
the Middle East.
4. Balfour Declaration: Britain promised to establish
a national homeland for the Jews (1926).
Countries in the Middle East
Introduction
After WWI, the newly formed League of Nations
gave Great Britain a mandate over Palestine.
Palestine's location on the eastern shore of the
Mediterranean Sea seemed like a great prize to the
British, but problems soon erupted. It became clear
that both Arabs and Jews claimed the region as a
homeland. Britain promised to establish a national
homeland for the Jews.
After WWII, Palestine would be renamed Israel and
given to Jews as a homeland to provide shelter from
atrocities such as the Nazi Holocaust in Europe.
Inevitably, fighting broke out between the two
groups, which still remains unresolved today…
Activity
• Read the handout, Israel’s Involvement in
Wars.
• Answer the questions that follow.
Reasons for Conflict (Analyzing Primary Sources)
1. Why does Fawaz Turki refer to the Israeli’s as colonizers?
2. What might be the best way for the Palestinian’s to regain
control of their land, according to Abraham Tamir?
Israel & Palestine: Connection to Today
1. Jews were “scattered” across the world
(Diaspora and Holocaust).
2. Britain had control of Palestine after WWI
and wanted to give the Jews a homeland
(Israel).
3. The USA is allies with Israel.
4. Islamic Extremists (fundamentalists) despise
the USA for being allies with Israel.
 THE “ACTUAL” STORY IS A LOT MORE
COMPLICATED THAN THIS!
Summary
Draw a cartoon, write a paragraph, write a
poem, etc… that conveys your thoughts about
the stalled peace between Palestinians and
Israelis.
Regents Prep - Topic List
Critical Thinking Questions:
1. How would your life be different if you lived in a
place that suffered from weekly terrorist attacks?
2. Why is there a long history of conflict in the
Middle East?
3. How would you solve the problems in the Middle
East?
4. Why do you think the Israeli’s continue to hold
their ground in the Middle East rather than
retreat?