Problems in the Middle East and Latin America
In this essay, I am going to discuss some of the many problems which the Middle East and Latin America faced. For the problems in the Middle East, I will tell who was fighting and why they were fighting. As for Latin America, I will explain each problem and some of the countries that faced them. After World War II, there was one Middle East country that had not gained its independence. This country was Palestine. I was still under British rule. Due to these things, the status of Palestine was by far the most difficult problem facing the Middle East after the war. Although in ancient times it was the location of the kingdom of Israel, Palestine had for centuries been mainly Arab. The Jewish population in Palestine ,however, was increasing in the late1800's. After World War II, there was much sympathy shown toward the Jews because of what the Nazis had done to them. Because of this sympathy, there was a strong support for a Jewish homeland in the Middle East. The Arabs who were living in Palestine, however, said to give the Jews land in Germany, not in their Palestine. After much failure on Britain's try to hammer out a compromise, they decided to turn the responsibility over to the United Nations. On November 2
Latin American society was marked after World War II by rapid population of growth. The region's population went from 166 million in 1950 to 450 million in 1990. This tremendous population increase created severe social problems. As the population rose, millions of people migrated from rural villages to nearby cities. The cities weren't prepared for the sudden increase of people. They lacked the financial resources to provide the newcomers with adequate housing, utility service, and transportation. As a result of these inadequate conditions, enormous slums sprawled around the edges of many cities. By the early 1990's, Latin America exported more than 80 percent of the cocaine and 90 percent of the marijuana entering the United States. Most of the cocaine was produced in Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia. The $4-billion-a-year trade in cocaine made Safe from air attack, Israeli ground forces struck on three fronts. The war was over in six days. Israel lost 800 troops in the fighting, while Arab losses exceeded 15,000. take back control of the canal. The Israelis welcomed the opportunity to join Britain and France and to get rid on Nasser. On October 29, 1956, the Israeli army marched toward Suez. With air support provided by their European allies, the Israelis quickly defeated the Egyptians. Within ten days, British and French forces reoccupied the canal. Other world powers said that the Suez Canal should be controlled by the Egyptians as long as they allowed ships from all nations to use it. The Suez Canal was handed back to the Egyptians. 9, 1947, a special UN committee recommended the creation of two Palestine's, one for the Jews and one for the Arabs. Jerusalem would be maintained as an international city under permanent UN trusteeship. On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gu
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Approximate Word count = 1216
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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