U.S. Interventions in the Middle East During the Cold War
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Updated: 29 Nov 2018
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Created byMark Donahue
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End of World War IIBritian told U.S. allies that they could no longer maintain empire in MENATruman's DoctrineCoup organized by British and U.S. to overthrow Mohammad MossadeghCreation of IsraelBritish announce they will leave Palestine in 1 year and hand it over to UNIsrael claims it's IndependenceWar of 1967 Between Israel and Egypt, Syria, and JordanWar of 1973 between Israel and Egypt, SyriaOil EmbargoEgypt’s President Sadat initiates a peace settlement with IsraelIranian Revolution startsReza Shah FleesPeriods
Cold WarNationalist Movements in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and LibyaU.S. sold Iran weapons, helped train its secret police, and supported Pahlavi’s authoritarian governmentIran-Iraq War
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