| A | B |
| Anwar Sadat | President of Egypt |
| Reactionary | Turn Back the Clock |
| Khomeini | Islamic Cleric led Iranian Revolution |
| Zionism | Create Jewish homeland in Palestine |
| Arafat | Leader of the PLO |
| Palestine | Disputed territory |
| Intifida | Uprising of youth - shaking off |
| Yitzhak Rabin | Israeli Leader - Washington Accords |
| Pahlavi | Shah of Iran |
| Hamas,Hezbollah | Terrorist organizations |
| OPEC | Regulates oil prices |
| Islamic Fundamentalism | Koran basis of society |
| Scarcity of Water | Limits agriculture |
| Persian Gulf - Suez Canal | Strategic Waterways |
| Iraqi Invasion of Kuwaitt | Imperialism |
| Camp David Accords | Peace agreement Egypt and Israel |
| Natural resource found in Middle East | Oil |
| PLO | Fought for Palestinian homeland |
| Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan | Jihad fought to defeat USSR |
| Taliban/Hijab/Burka | Islamic Fundamentalism |
| Invasion of Kuwaitt | International cooperation/Coalition |