Chapter 23Chapter 23
SW AsiaSW Asia
Today’s IssuesToday’s Issues
Why did so many foreign Why did so many foreign workers come to SW Asiaworkers come to SW Asia
Work in the oil industriesWork in the oil industries
GUEST WORKERSGUEST WORKERS
Fill the jobs that the native people Fill the jobs that the native people find culturally or economically find culturally or economically unacceptableunacceptable
Problems with the guest Problems with the guest workersworkers
SegregationSegregation
DiscriminationDiscrimination
Competition with local workersCompetition with local workers
Land for the KurdsLand for the Kurds
Parts of TurkeyParts of Turkey
IraqIraq
SyriaSyria
WHO ARE THE PALESTINIANS?WHO ARE THE PALESTINIANS?
Arabs and their descendents who Arabs and their descendents who lived or still live in the area formerly lived or still live in the area formerly know as Palestine and now called know as Palestine and now called IsraelIsrael
WEST BANKWEST BANK
Strip of land on the west side of the Strip of land on the west side of the Jordan RiverJordan River
Jordan lost control of this land in a Jordan lost control of this land in a war with Israel in 1967war with Israel in 1967
GAZA STRIPGAZA STRIP
Territory along the Mediterranean Territory along the Mediterranean Sea – Northeast of the Sinia Sea – Northeast of the Sinia PeninsulasPeninsulas
Israel ocuppied this land in 1967Israel ocuppied this land in 1967
Section 2Section 2
STRATEGIC COMMODITYSTRATEGIC COMMODITY
A resource so important that nations A resource so important that nations will go to war to ensure its steady will go to war to ensure its steady supplysupply
OILOIL
OIL DEPOSITS IN SW ASIAOIL DEPOSITS IN SW ASIA
64% of the 64% of the earth’s supply earth’s supply is located hereis located here
WOMEN AND EDUCATIONWOMEN AND EDUCATION
Difficult for women to get an Difficult for women to get an education because many societies education because many societies have strict rules governing the have strict rules governing the bahavior for womenbahavior for women
22ndnd class citizens class citizens
Lacking civil rightsLacking civil rights
UNITED NATIONS CREATING JERUSALEM IN UNITED NATIONS CREATING JERUSALEM IN ISRAEL AFTER WWIIISRAEL AFTER WWII
However, after a series of Arab However, after a series of Arab (Muslim) and Israeli (Jews) wars, (Muslim) and Israeli (Jews) wars, Israel won control of most of the cityIsrael won control of most of the city
CONTROL OF JERUSALEMCONTROL OF JERUSALEM
2 nations want control over the city2 nations want control over the city
Israel (Jews)Israel (Jews)
Palestine (Muslims)Palestine (Muslims)