Timeline 2 Modern Middle East
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Updated: 23 Jun 2020
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Created byVishnu Sriram
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Mustafa Kemal declares the Republic of Turkey,
comprised of the Ottoman heartland,
rejecting the territorial proscriptions
of the Treaty of Sevres. (1923).The conclusion of the Arab-Israeli War
results in the displacement of many
Palestinians and the official
establishment of the state of Israel. (1948)The Great Palestinian Revolt against
the British results in the displacement
of Palestinian Arabs and an influx
of more Jewish immigrants
to Mandatory Palestine. (1936)The Free Officers Movement in
Egypt results in the overthrow of the
Egyptian King and the establishment of
Abdel Nasser as the foremost
leader of the country. (1952)The Iranian Revolution results in the
overthrow of the USA-backed
Shah and the establishment
of the Islamic Republic of Iran
ruled by the clergy. (1978)A coup in Syria by the Ba'athist party
leads to the effective end
of the United Arab Republic
between Syria and Egypt. (1963)Saudi Arabia grants an
oil concession
to the American company
SoCal resulting in the
precursor to Aramco. (1933)The Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC) is
founded in Baghdad by Saudi Arabia,
Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, and Venezuela. (1960)The Anglo Persian Oil Company completes
the construction of the Abadan Refinery
which would go on to be one of the
largest in the world. (1912)OPEC brings about an oil price crisis
in response to support for Israel during
the Yom Kippur War resulting
in a global economic crisis in response to the
high price of oil. (1973)The beginning of the Fifth Aliyah (migration)
results in the largest wave of
immigration of Jews to Palestine
with between 200,000 and 300,000
Jews immigrating.Israel invades Egypt during the Six-Day War
in response to the closure of the Straits
of Tiran resulting in Israel seizing Sinai
and the displacement of Palestinians
in Israel and Jews across the Middle East. (1967)The Treaty of Sevres dismantles the
Ottoman Empire resulting in the division
of former Ottoman territories into
the mandates of Syria, Palestine,
Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon. (1920)The Suez Crisis involves France, Britain,
and Israel occupying the Suez in an attempt
to prevent Egypt from nationalizing
the Suez company. (1956)Britain and the USA work together
to orchestrate a military coup against Mossadegh,
prime minister of Iran, in response to the
attempted nationalization of Iranian oil. (1953)The end of the Algerian War for
Independence results in France giving
their colony independence and the
displacement of white settlers of Algeria. (1962)Britain and the Soviet Union jointly
invade Iran during World War 2
in fear of Reza Shah aligning with
Nazi Germany (1941)Periods
The Last Gasps of European ImperialismDecolonization, nationalization, and strife
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