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What have been the role and effects of the U.S. foreign policies and actions in the Middle East? [|US Foriegn Policy article]

The United States denied Egypt the building of the Aswan High Dam. Egypt went to Britain, France, and Israel, who also denied them because of the UN.
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The US backed Mossadeq in 1953 which reinforced Mohammed Reza. Iran started to hate the pro-Western Shah.
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The US supported Saddam Hussein, who invaded Kuwait, which started the Gulf War. The Arabs still hold this against the US today.
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The US gave Palestine to the Jews after WWII. This displaced a lot of Arabs.
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US is pushing Democarcy and womens' rights on to other countries. The countries say they will do things how they want to.
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Golf War won the US the graditude for oil-rich states. Some countries hated the US for still having troops in Saudi Arabia.
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Boycotting OPEC Hurt the US because we need their oil
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The League of Nations was created. The United Nations was created.
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The U.S. began fighting the Communists during the Cold War. A steady supply of oil was ensured.
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President Wilson's fifteen point proposal ended World War I. It enshrined the principle of self-determination in justifying their demand for self-representation.
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The Gulf War began. The U.S. bombed Iraq targets.
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75,000 Jews escaping Nazi Germany took refuge in Israel. Many Jews died struggling to create the new state, and many Arabs were killed.
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The Yom Kippur War of 1973 threatened the Jewish state. A massive airlift of war material was crucial to Israel's survival in the conflict.
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The U.S. supports the Jews. The U.S. has challenges with long considered allies such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
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A marine's barracks were hit by a truck with a suicide bomber. 241 marines were killed.
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