Middle+East..

media type="custom" key="8865892" This is the Middle East because its in the middle and the East, not only that but it is grouped as a border. Areas that i eventually got right was areas like Saudi Arabia however areas like Greece and Egypt is not involved. This was because i based my thoughts of the Middle East in one area which included the surrounding areas, however I was wrong. The Middle East is near India and the surroundings of their and the Muslims.

The Emergence of Gandhi and the Spread of the Nationalist Struggle
MI: India had played huge effort war effort in Britain, however they did not get anything in return, because Britain did not keep their promise. Helping the British with their war effort had caused an inflation, the bosses got rich, poor got more poor. Mohandas Gandhi had led several revolts in order to get rights for Indian people. He possessed traits that had contributed to his success in gaining supporters which meant success in the revolts.
 * India played huge role in British role effort, princes provided huge loans, national leaders went around India to sell British war bonds.
 * Inflation occurred because of this in India, there was also shipping shortages due to war.
 * Bosses grew richer, workers poorer.
 * British promised that India would move towards self- government, however they did not keep their promise.
 * **Montagu-Chelmsford reforms** had raised the hopes of Indians in 1919.
 * powers of Indian legislators grew.
 * **Rowlatt Act** - restrictions of Indian civil rights, press.
 * **Mohandas Gandi** - new leader, went against policies of colonial overlords.
 * Had great strategy for protest- had movement of resisting restrictions of imposed laws on Indian migrant community in south Africa.
 * Great way to weaken British control, and limit opportunities for violent revolts, that would allow the British to use their military is known as **satyagraha.**
 * Gandhi had moral purpose + confidence.
 * Indian anti-colonial resistance = Gandhi's success in protest.
 * traditional mystic + guru = support from laborers.

MI:
 * War and Nationalist Movements in the Middle East**

Conflicting Nationalism: Arabs, Iraelis,and the Palestinian Question
MI: Even though WWII had ended the Arabs were not freed until the 1960's. The Zionist felt sympathetic for the Jews, they were determined to help the Jews and even try to create a state for them. The British's tension with the Zionist grew as they kept fending off the Jews from entering. Finally there was a war between the Un and Arabs.
 * European influenced had reamained strong, even though areas like Iraq and Syria had gained independence.
 * During 1970's the governments were then able to remove Western dominance.
 * Arabs were liberated by 1960's when they were not yet freed by end of WWII.
 * Zionists insist that the Jews must have their homeland as Hitler insist on the genocide of European Jews.
 * Zionists gained international sympathy.
 * Jewish immigrated to Palestine rose as Hitlers henchmen actions rose.
 * British began to forbid Jews into entering the country due to attacks on Zionist.
 * B/t 1936-1939 there was major Muslim revolt.
 * Due to the government trying to keep the Jews out because of the Nazis, the Zionist had resisted the British in Palestine.
 * **Haganah-** Zionist military force
 * Zionist wanted to create a state for the Jews.
 * Palestinian Arabs + allies = changing Palestine ---> multi-religious nation.
 * Partition of Palestine into Arab + Jewish countries agreed by United Nations, United States + Soviet Union.
 * War b/t UN and Arabs. Zionist fended off good.


 * Middle East Class Notes 3-30-11**
 * **WWI- 1916- Secret agreement sytes Picot agreement. b/t British + French**
 * **19170 Balfour Declarations promised land to Zionists + Arabs. Zionists had U.S. support and Arabs had Arab support.**
 * **1918- wilsons 14 points= hope for M.E**
 * **1919- middle = mandates ---> grants of land ---> by league of nations. 2 mandates ---> Syria + Lebnon, the rest was British.**
 * Future War? ---> oil**
 * **1930's British + U.S. --> drilling in M.E. ( kunqweit ---> U.S. on S Arabic).**
 * WWII**
 * **Protecting oil supplies = key.**
 * **Holocaust ---> 1948 Israel = created as a state.**
 * **invaded by ---> Egypt, Syria, transjordan, Lebanon, Iraq**
 * **by 1949 ---> Israel = bigger.**

The rest is in the book on post its but i will type it up soon