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Conflict in the Middle East — Syllabus

ICSE · Class 12 · History

What Conflict in the Middle East covers in ICSE Class 12 History: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Part of the ICSE Class 12 History syllabus.

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4 Topics · ICSE Class 12 History · 2026-27

Topics in Conflict in the Middle East

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1. The Middle East: setting and background

  • The Middle East includes Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Turkey, the Yemen republics, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
  • Most of these states are Arab, but Turkey and Iran are not peopled by Arabs.
  • The region was strategically important because it lay between Europe, Asia and Africa and once produced over a third of the world’s oil supplies.
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2. Arab unity and resistance to outside influence

  • Arab unity was promoted by language, religion and political nationalism.
  • A 1931 Islamic conference in Jerusalem declared that the Arab lands were a complete and indivisible whole and should be unified.
  • The Arab League tried to support Arab cooperation, but it achieved little politically.
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3. Creation of Israel and the first Arab-Israeli war, 1948-9

  • Most Jews were driven out of Palestine by the Romans in AD 71, but a small Jewish presence remained.
  • The World Zionist Organization was founded in 1897 at Basle, Switzerland.
  • Britain became involved in Palestine in 1917 through the Balfour Declaration.
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4. The Suez War of 1956 and Nasser’s rise

  • Nasser became president of Egypt in 1954.
  • He supported Arab unity, opposed western influence, and backed fedayeen activity against Israel.
  • He forced British troops to leave Egypt and nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Middle East conflict after 1945: Arab nationalism, the Arab-Israeli conflict, oil politics, interstate wars, and peace efforts

Arab world and regional unityIsrael and the Palestinian questionExternal interventionOil and strategic importanceMajor wars and crisesLeaders and political changePeace attempts and breakdownsLebanon and internal fragmentation

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Key topics in Conflict in the Middle East include The Middle East: setting and background, Arab unity and resistance to outside influence, Creation of Israel and the first Arab-Israeli war, 1948-9, The Suez War of 1956 and Nasser’s rise. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the ICSE Class 12 board exam.
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