Timeline

Question 1

1908

Answer 1

Anglo Persian oil company.

Question 2

1914-1918

Answer 2

WW1

Question 3

July 1915- March 1916

Answer 3

McMahon hussein letters

Question 4

May 1916

Answer 4

Sykes picot agreement

Question 5

1916

Answer 5

Arab revolt against the ottomans.

Question 6

2nd of Nov 1917

Answer 6

Balfour declaration

Question 7

10th August 1920

Answer 7

Treaty of sevres singed.

Question 8

1920

Answer 8

British uprising against rule in iraq

Question 9

19th - 26th April 1920

Answer 9

San Remo conference

Question 10

1921

Answer 10

French invaded Syria and expelled Faisal Faisal king of Iraq

Question 11

1922

Answer 11

Prince Abdullah becomes king of transjordan

Question 12

24th July 1923

Answer 12

Treaty of Lausanne signed

Question 13

1932

Answer 13

Iraq given independence

Question 14

1936- 39

Answer 14

Arab rebellion against the British rule in Palestine.

Question 15

7th July 1937

Answer 15

Peel commission plan to partition Palestine published

Question 16

1939

Answer 16

British government issued a white paper limiting Jewish immigration into Palestine.

Question 17

1939-45

Answer 17

WW2

Question 18

1946

Answer 18

Transjordan became independent

Question 19

1947

Answer 19

The exodus sis turned away from Palestine and the hanging of British soldiers

Question 20

29th November 1947

Answer 20

UN voted for partition civil war Jews and Arabs

Question 21

April 1948

Answer 21

Massacre at Deir Yassin

Question 22

14th May 1948

Answer 22

Israeli Declaration of Independence

Question 23

15th May 1948

Answer 23

Arab league members declare war on Israel
- Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.

Question 24

May 1948

Answer 24

battle for Jerusalem

Question 25

11th June to 8th July 1948

Answer 25

UN first ceasefire

Question 26

18th July 15th Oct 1948

Answer 26

UN second ceasefire

Question 27

Jan 1949

Answer 27

final ceasefire

Question 28

1949 after Jan

Answer 28

armistices agreements signed

Question 29

1951

Answer 29

Abdullah of Jordan assassinated replaced by grandson King Hussein

Question 30

1952

Answer 30

King Farouk overthrown by Free Officers coup in Egypt.

Question 31

1954

Answer 31

Nasser becomes president

Question 32

feb 1955

Answer 32

Gaza raid- Israel attack Gaza 38 dead

Question 33

24 Feb 1955

Answer 33

Bagdad pact signed between Iraq Turkey, iran Pakistan and the UK.

Question 34

sept 1955

Answer 34

Czech arms deal

Question 35

19th July 1956

Answer 35

withdraw of funding for the Aswan Dam

Question 36

26th July 1956

Answer 36

Nasser announces nationalisation of the Suez

Question 37

22-24 Oct 1956

Answer 37

Brit France and Israel agree to support war against Egypt

Question 38

29 Oct 1956

Answer 38

Israel invaded Sinai in Egypt and suez crisis began, Brit called for ceasefire and Egyptians refuse Britain and France use this to get involved.

Question 39

31st Oct 1956

Answer 39

Brit and France bombed Egyptian airfields

Question 40

2nd Nov 1956

Answer 40

UN general Assembly voted for a ceasefire

Question 41

6 Nov 1956

Answer 41

Eden declared ceasefire under economic pressure from US

Question 42

1st Feb 1958

Answer 42

Creation of UAR

Question 43

Oct 1959

Answer 43

formation of Fatah

Question 44

Sept 10-14th 1960

Answer 44

formation of OPEC

Question 45

Sept 1961

Answer 45

Syria leaves the UAR

Question 46

1964

Answer 46

PLO created

Question 47

1965

Answer 47

Fatah raid Israel

Question 48

1966

Answer 48

Syrians become more anti-Israel and taunt Nasser for hiding behind protection of Soviets

Question 49

1966

Answer 49

Nasser- keen to remain the leader of the Arab world- signs a defend agreement with the Syrians.

Question 50

April 1967

Answer 50

The Israeli air force shot down six Syrian fighter planes after a Syrian attack on Northern Israel.

Question 51

11th May 1967

Answer 51

Russia warned Syria that Israel was building up weapons for attack on Syria. This is not true. Nonetheless the story spread rapidly and Nasser moved 100,000 Egyptian troops to Sinai and Nasser asked for UN troops to be withdrawn from Egyptian territory and they were withdrawn.

Question 52

22nd May 1967

Answer 52

Nasser closes straits of Tiran

Question 53

30th May 1967

Answer 53

King Hussein who wanted to avoid war is pressurised to sign treaty with egypt

Question 54

June 5th-10 1967

Answer 54

Six Day War

Question 55

Nov 1967

Answer 55

UN resolution 242

Question 56

1969-70

Answer 56

war of attrition