| A | B |
|---|
| Middle East | exports oil to the world; conflict between the Arabs and Israelis continues to affect Europe, Russia, and the United States |
| OPEC | controls exports of oil |
| Camp David Accords | temporary peace treaty between the Arabs and Israelis |
| Balfour Declaration of 1917 | England tried to create two homelands in Palestine for Israel and the Palestinians |
| oil | a substance /liquid that acts as an energy source for the objects of industrialized nations such as cars and heating systems |
| Saddam Hussein | Iraqi ruler who was defeated in the Persian Gulf War on account of the belief that he possesed weapons of mass destruction |
| George Bush | President of the United States during th Persian Gulf War |
| WMD | weapons of mass destruction |
