https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk Made with an open mind en-us 2018-05-24 13:33:48 UTC 2026-01-07 12:59:35 UTC hello@padlet.com oliverdebo https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263345428 By Ada, Zack, and Oliver]]> 2018-05-24 13:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263345428 oliverdebo https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263346171 Israel was created after World War Two in order to give the Jewish people their own state. It was established by Britain to give a "national home for the Jewish people." (Palestine.)]]> 2018-05-24 13:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263346171 oliverdebo https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263355284 In today's time, there's still a major conflict between Israel and Palestine. The main issue is that both countries believe they have the right to control the "Holy Land." (Jerusalem.) ]]> 2018-05-24 13:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263355284 oliverdebo https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263357901 The Palestinians claim that the Jews have stolen their land and the Jews claim that it's their rightful land due to the fact that the holy city of Jerusalem.]]> 2018-05-24 14:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263357901 oliverdebo https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263359225 Jerusalem is viewed as a holy city in the three main monotheistic religions (Islam, Christianity, Judaism.) Due to this, many people from said religions believed they should have control of it. An example of one of these religions trying to take over is the Crusades which were a series of attacks led by the Catholic Church against the Muslims who controlled it. These occurred in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.]]> 2018-05-24 14:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263359225 oliverdebo https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263361040 The Iraq War started in 2003 due to a United States led coalition that invaded Iraq in order to overthrow Saddam Hussein. The war ended on December 18, 2011. ]]> 2018-05-24 14:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263361040 oliverdebo https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263363279 2018-05-24 14:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263363279 oliverdebo https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263363436 Born in 1937, Saddam Hussein was the dictator of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. He was a ruthless dictator who took power by force. Some of the things he did is that he invaded the oil rich region of Khuzestan, Iran on September 28th 1988. He was captured by the US led coalition in 2003 and was later executed.  ]]> 2018-05-24 14:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263363436 oliverdebo https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263629957 The Iranian Revolution lasted from 1977 to 1979. Unlike previous revolutions, instead of instituting a liberal democracy, they decided to introduce a new form of authoritarianism.The revolutionaries themselves were mostly nonviolent and were made up of a broad spectrum of political views. From Marxist to borderline Fascist.]]> 2018-05-25 13:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263629957 oliverdebo https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263633438 On November 4, 1979, Iranian students invaded the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. In this invasion, they took 60 American hostages. This action represented how young Iranians wanted to end American interference in their country. The hostages were set free on January 21, 1981. 444 days after they were captured, just before Ronald Reagan became president. Many people believe this caused Jimmy Carter to not receive a second term.]]> 2018-05-25 13:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263633438 zamiller https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263636924 On May 14, 2018, the U.S. moved their Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. This combined with the fact that last December the U.S. officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel makes it seem that the Western world is starting to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's city. this had led to high tensions with the Arab world and many Islamic people do not agree with the decision.]]> 2018-05-25 13:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/oliverdebo/gnr1h81c50gk/wish/263636924