Section IV: Arab Crisis - Collapse of the Soviet Union

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Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)

  • Founded in 1964 to represent Palestinians and fight for a Palestinian state.

  • Led by Yasser Arafat for many years.

  • Became the main political voice of the Palestinian people.

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Six-Day War

  • 1967 war between Israel and Arab states: Egypt, Syria, and Jordan.

  • Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Sinai Peninsula, and Golan Heights.

  • Changed Middle Eastern borders and increased Arab-Israeli tensions.

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 Resolution 242

  • United Nations resolution passed after the Six-Day War.

  • Called for Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories and peace in the region.

  • Became the basis for future peace negotiations.

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Yom Kippur War

  • 1973 surprise attack on Israel by Egypt and Syria during Yom Kippur.

  • Egypt and Syria wanted to regain land lost in 1967.

  • Led to peace talks between Egypt and Israel.

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Camp David Accords

  • 1978 peace agreement between Egypt and Israel.

  • Negotiated by Jimmy Carter with Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin.

  • Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize Israel.

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Balfour Declaration

  • 1917 British statement supporting a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

  • Written by Arthur Balfour.

  • Helped create tensions between Jews and Arabs in Palestine.

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 Prague Spring (1986)

  • Reform movement in Czechoslovakia in 1968 seeking greater freedom.

  • Led by Alexander Dubček.

  • Soviet Union invaded to stop reforms and maintain control.

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Reagan

  • Ronald Reagan was U.S. president from 1981–1989.

  • Strong anti-communist leader who increased military spending.

  • Helped pressure the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

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Glasnost

  • Policy introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev meaning “openness.”

  • Allowed greater freedom of speech and less censorship.

  • Weakened communist control in the USSR.

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Perestroika

  • Economic reform policy introduced by Gorbachev in the 1980s.

  • Allowed limited private business and economic restructuring.

  • Intended to improve the Soviet economy but contributed to the USSR’s collapse.

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Gorbachev

  • Mikhail Gorbachev led the USSR from 1985–1991.

  • Introduced Glasnost and Perestroika reforms.

  • Played a major role in ending the Cold War and the Soviet Union.