Uprisings in the Middle East

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/01/29/egypt.middle.east.reaction/index.html?iref=obinsite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55zw5oOmpF0

Conflicts in the Middle East

Capital:Disputed. Israel claims Jerusalem as its capital, but most countries have embassies in Tel Aviv.

Area:
8,019 sq mi, slightly smaller than New Jersey. Hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas. Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley.

Population:
5,938,093 (July 2001 est.).

Gaza Strip:
Israeli occupied territory with limited Palestinian self-government.

Area:
139 sq mi, mostly limestone hills.

Population:
1,178,119 (2001 est.)

West Bank:
Israeli occupied territory with areas of limited Palestinian self-government.

Area:
2,263 sq mi, flat to rolling sand- and dune-covered coastal plain.

Population:
2,090,713 (2001 est.) note: 176,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank, about 6,900 in the Gaza Strip, about 20,000 in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (August 2000 est.).

African Independence

Map of Asia (Russia, Khazakhstan, India, China, Korea, Japan…)

http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/countries_map/map-picture/asia_ref802643_99.jpg

The Spread of Communism 1917-2000

The Communist World 1917-2000
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/communis.htm

European Maps 1914-2000

Europe, 1914
http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/map01eu.htm

Europe, 1919 - 1938
http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/map10eu.htm

Europe, 1956
http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/map24eu.htm

Europe, 2000
http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/map38eu.htm