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- 1. Multiple Choice
As a result of persecution during World War II, the United Nations designated a Jewish homeland that became what country?
Iran
Israel
Jerusalem
Palestine
- 2. Multiple Choice
In 1948, the state of Israel was formed to give which group of people a homeland?
Christians
Hindus
Jewish
Muslim
- 3. Multiple Choice
Many people around the world agreed with the formation of the state of Israel because of the events associated with
D-Day
Pearl Harbor
Holocaust
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
- 4. Multiple Choice
After the formation of Israel on May 14, 1948, what was the reaction of surrounding Arab nations?
The five surrounding nations immediately attacked Israel.
Arab nations signed a peace treaty with the new nation of Israel.
The Arab nations built up their militaries in preparation for an attack the following year.
A coalition of Arab nations introduced the Partition Plan for Palestine to the United Nations.
- 5. Multiple Choice
The split into Sunni and Shia divisions of Islam can be traced to
the failure to defeat invading forces from Persia.
a loss of territory to religious rebels in Arabia.
a dispute over the succession of Muhammad's wives.
a dispute over the question of Muhammad's successor.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Shia Muslims believe that Muhammad divinely ordained his successor to be his cousin and son-in-law...
Ali
Ahmed
Abu Bakr
Abdul Mecid
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the chief source of the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East?
the creation of the State of Israel, which displaced the Palestinian majority
the influx of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust to the Holy Land
the desire of Zionist Jews to return to their biblical roots
the persecution of Palestinians by the Jewish majority
- 8. Multiple Choice
On which area of the map would you MOST likely find people belonging to the Kurdish ethnic group?
1
2
3
4
- 9. Multiple Choice
In the Islamic religion a disagreement about Muhammad's successor led to what?
the Crusades
the Sunni and Shi'a split
the beginnings of Christianity
the end of the Islamic religion
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the MAIN difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
The Sunni believe in the idea of Monotheism.
The Shia pray towards Mecca five times every day.
The Shia wanted a family member of Muhammad to succeed him.
The Sunni fast from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Saddam Hussein was the leader of what country from 1979 to 2003?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
Pakistan
- 12. Multiple Choice
What was the MAIN cause of the first Gulf War (1990-1991)?
Iraq's army invaded Kuwait.
Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.
Iraq repeatedly attacked civilian targets within Israel.
Iraq's testing of a nuclear weapon along the border of Iran.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the United States' role in the Persian Gulf War?
The U.S. sent help only when needed.
The U.S. stayed out of the war completely.
The U.S. led the fight against the Iraqis.
The U.S. remained neutral not taking a side.
- 14. Multiple Choice
What was Osama bin Laden BEST known for?
founding an Islamic extremist terrorist group
destroying the oil rigs of Kuwait in the 1990s
organizing the Taliban to resist Soviet occupation
running the largest dictatorship in the Middle East
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of these statements BEST describes "the Taliban"?
the political party of Saddam Hussein that was toppled in 2003
the ruling party of Afghanistan toppled by U.S. forces in late 2001
the terrorist group responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001
part of the "Axis of Evil" as identified in President Bush's State of the Union address in 2002
- 16. Multiple Choice
What event led to the United States bombing Afghanistan on October 7, 2001?
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Taking of American hostages in Tehran
Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
Ronald Reagan telling Gorbachev "Tear down this wall!"
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which group of people, who seek their own nation, have suffered oppression?
Arabs
Israelis
Kurds
Turks
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is another word for displaced people forced to live in another area?
communism
ethnicities
nationalism
refugees
- 19. Multiple Choice
What nation is consistently under threat from neighboring Islamic nations?
Iran
Israel
Jordan
Turkey
- 20. Multiple Choice
What large empire fell apart after WWI?
Ottoman
Roman
British
Ming
- 21. Multiple Choice
What are two of the main US interests in the middle East?
oil
water
terrorism
salt
- 22. Multiple Choice
What country did Iraq invade in 1990?
Kuwait
Jordan
Iran
Lebanon
- 23. Multiple Choice
Why did the U.S. get involved in the Persian Gulf War?
Worried about the threat to oil supply
Worried about the refugee crisis
Worried about water supply
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