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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of World War I?The Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with Germany and Italy.The Empire spent too much money on buildings and new roads and went bankrupt.THe people in the Empire were starving because a long drought had ruined agriculture.The Ottoman government was overthrown by a revolt of factory workers who were unemployed when the war ended.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhy are many of the current problems in the Middle East connected to the the way the Ottoman Empire was divided?Those drawing the boundaries ignored religious and ethnic tiesThe newly formed countries did not have adequate resourcesCountries did not have strong leadershipReligious leaders were not allowed power
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy are many of the current problems in the Middle East connected to the the way the Ottoman Empire was divided?Those drawing the boundaries ignored religious and ethnic tiesThe newly formed countries did not have adequate resourcesCountries did not have strong leadershipReligious leaders were not allowed power
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich describes the Holocaust?the murder of millions of European Jews during WWIIthe destruction of all European governments during WWIIthe bombing of towns and villages in England and Germany during WWIIthe Russian policy of burning ground behind them as they retreated to stop the German invasion
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich describes the Holocaust?the murder of millions of European Jews during WWIIthe destruction of all European governments during WWIIthe bombing of towns and villages in England and Germany during WWIIthe Russian policy of burning ground behind them as they retreated to stop the German invasion
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create Israel in 1948?There was no one else living in the land at the timeMany felt the Jews deserved help due to their suffering in the HolocaustArab countries in the area supported the creation of a homeland for Jews in PalestineAll national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were being given homelands at the same time
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Zionism?the idea that all religious groups should have their own statesthe plan to let Arabs and Jews share the land in Palestine equallythe hope that all governments will be based on on religious principlesthe belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion where they had lived in Biblical times
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat world organization created the new state of Israel in 1948 as a homeland for Jews?the United Nationsthe European Unionthe League of Nationsthe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Nations
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow did Arabs living in Palestine in 1948 feel about the creation of the new state of Israel?They supported it fullyThey rejected it as unfair to themThe Arab population was largely unaffected by the new stateThey agreed to try to work it out although they were unhappy with the decision
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the position of the United States in the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1948?The United States remained neutral and did not take a sideThe United States sided with the ArabsThe United States sided with the Jews
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe belief that the Jews would return to their homeland of Israel is known asHolocaustAnti-SemitismJudaismZionism
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThis term refers to the dividing of countries.FundamentalismLiberateWMDPartition
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThis term means the hatred of Jews.HolocaustAnti-Semitism
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe two groups who were in conflict of the same land(Israel), were known asShia and SunniChristians and JewsArabs and ChristiansJews and Arabs
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThis was the result of the Ottoman Empire losing the war (WWI)The empire continued to thrive with successful leadersThe empire was overthrown and broken up into smaller countries.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe three main religions in the Middle East wereBaptist, Christianity, IslamJudaism, Islam, ChristianityPersian,Kurds, ArabsSunni, Shia,Islam
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat's another word for southwest asiasouthwestEastmiddlemiddle eastnorth me
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the Suez Canal builtSo you don't have to go all the way around AfricaBecause they wanted to
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Israel was founded as a homeland for this religion.JudaismChristianityIslamAll 3 Religions - 20. Multiple ChoiceBaptism and Communion are important sacraments.JudaismIslamAll 3 ReligionsChristianity
- 21. Multiple ChoiceFollowers worship in a mosqueChristianityAll 3 ReligionsJudaismIslam
- 22. Multiple ChoiceFollowers of this religion are called Jews.JudaismChristianityIslamAll 3 Religions
- 23. Multiple ChoiceJerusalem, Israel is a holy city to this religionAll 3 ReligionsIslamJudaismChristianity
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