Making of the Middle East

Examines how the production of oil resources have impacted the political, social, and economic development of the Saudi Arabian peninsula.

Explores the events that have taken place in the Gulf region of the Middle East between 1978 and 1991, discussing the rise in power of Saddam Hussein, the Iranian Revolution and Iran-Iraq War, invasion of Kuwait, and the Gulf War.

Explores the events that took place in the Middle East between 1920 and 1949, discussing the establishment of the state of Israel, Palestinian Nationalism, the end of British military rule in the region, and the Holocaust.

Explores the events that have taken place in the Middle East since the Gulf War in 1991, discussing the end of Iraqi occupation in Kuwait, the continuing Arab-Israeli conflict, al-Qaida-sponsored attacks on the United States, and the invasion of Iraq.