Conflict in the Middle East · 1945 – Present
The Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War
The major military confrontations of 1967 and 1973 and their territorial impacts.
Key Questions
- 1How did the 1967 war fundamentally change the map of the Middle East?
- 2What was the impact of the 1973 oil embargo on the global economy?
- 3Why did these wars fail to bring a lasting peace to the region?
ACARA Content Descriptions
AC9HI12K59AC9HI12K60
Year: Year 12
Subject: Modern History
Unit: Conflict in the Middle East
Period: 1945 – Present
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