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Stevens WH2H MODERN MIDDLE EAST - RESEARCH PROJECT The purpose of this project is to gain an understanding of the political, economic and social development and challenges faced by the Middle East in the post-World War II era. Together with your partners you will create a padlet about a country...

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Many  of the current conflicts in the Middle East can be traced to decisions made after World War I by the victorious Allies (largely Britain and France) who divided up the territory of what had been the Ottoman Empire. In drawing the boundaries of what would become today's Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Syria, and Lebanon, they paid little attention to the ancient tribal, ethnic, and religious differences that are at the root of much of the bloodshed in the region 90 years later. The result, according to historian David Fromkin, was the creation of a group of neighboring "countries that have not become nations even today."