This video gives the average person looking to understand more about what is going on in the Middle East a high level overview of the current geopolitical situation in that region and what led up to it.

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS VIDEO:
What is the middle east? Where is the middle east? - 0:03
Why the Middle East is always in the news - 0:41
Who lives in the middle east? - 1:05
What are the reasons for the conflicts in the middle east? - 1:26
Division of the middle east after World War I - 1:55
The spread of Wahhabism in the Middle East - 2:41
The Israel vs Palestine conflict explained simply - 3:21
Saudi Arabia and Iran regional rivalry explained simply - 5:40
American foreign policy in the Middle East explained simply - 6:38
1979 Iranian revolution explained simply - 11:07
Iran – Iraq War (1980 – 1988) explained simply - 12:03
Soviet – Afghan War (1979 – 1989) explained simply - 12:26
Gulf War (1990 – 1991) explained simply - 13:11
9/11 and the US invasion of Afghanistan (2001) explained simply - 13:36
Invasion of Iraq (2003) explained simply - 14:21
The Arab Spring (2010) explained simply - 15:16
The Syrian civil war explained simply - 15:28
The Yemen war explained simply - 16:40

RESOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDY
VIDEOS
*Middle East Explained - The Religions, Languages, and Ethnic Groups - By VanDeGraph YouTube Channel -    • Middle East Explained - The Religions...  
*Geopolitical analysis for 2019: Middle East - By CaspianReport YouTube channel -    • Geopolitical analysis for 2019: Middl...  
*Syria's war: Who is fighting and why - By VOX YouTube channel -    • Syria's war: Who is fighting and why  
*The rise of ISIS, explained in 6 minutes - By VOX YouTube channel -
   • The rise of ISIS, explained in 6 minutes  
*Saudi Arabia and Iran Square Off Over the Middle East - By Wall Street Journal youTube channel -    • Saudi Arabia and Iran Square Off Over...  
*Here's How the Arab Spring Started and How It Affected the World | History - By HISTORY YouTube channel -    • Here's How the Arab Spring Started an...  

WIKIPEDIA ARTICLES
*Middle East - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_...
*Iranian revolution - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian...
*Iran – Iraq war - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2...
*Soviet – Afghan war - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet%...
*Gulf war - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War
*United states invasion of Afghanistan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
*2003 invasion of Iraq - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_in...
*Arab Spring - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Sp...

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