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- 1. Multiple Choice
What happened to many Palestinian Arabs following the Israeli victory in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war?
Most of them became refugees.
Most of them returned to their homes.
Most of them found new homes in Egypt.
Most of them moved to Saudi Arabia.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Because of a disagreement among the followers of Islam, a split occurred. The two groups that came out of this split are the ...
Babylonians and Samaritians.
Sunni and Shi´a.
Hebrews and Israelites
Apostles and Disciples.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Religion is one of the reasons why Iran and Saudi Arabia have typically supported opposing sides in various Middle Eastern conflicts. What is the difference in the two countries' dominant religions?
(Hint - Saudi Arabia practices the largest branch of Islam.)
Iran is mainly Shia, but Saudi Arabia is mainly Sunni.
Iran is mainly Sunni, but Saudi Arabia is mainly Shia.
- 4. Multiple Choice
PLO stands for __________
Palestinian Liberty Office
Practicing Liberation Officially
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Policing Legally Official
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the primary disagreement between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
Who should be Muhammad’s successor?
How should water and oil rights in the region be divided?
Should Kurds or Arabs be in charge of the religion?
Should the religion of Islam be monotheistic?
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the goal of the Kurdish nationalist movement?
To create an independent country for the Kurdish people.
To put and end to terrorism in Kurdistan.
To allow free and open democratic elections in Turkey.
To force Israel to give land back to the Palestinians
- 7. Multiple Choice
In Turkey, the government worked to force the Kurds to take on Turkish culture by giving up their language and identity. This is an example of?
Nationalism
Militarism
Anti-Semitism
Assimilation
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed in response to the conditions of the refugees and to take Palestine back from
The British Empire
Egypt
Israel
The Ottoman Empire
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which describes the Persian Gulf Conflict of 1990-1991?
The United States defended Kuwait against invasion from Iraq.
Iraq and Afghanistan combined forces against Russia.
The United States sent troops to Afghanistan to fight Al-Qaeda.
Iraq and Iran were battling for control of OPEC.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?
To gain control of oil fields and reserves
To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons
To protect the Arab culture
To overthrow Kuwait’s harsh dictator
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the United States’ main economic interest in Southwest Asia?
Oil
Trade routes
Mineral Resources
Agricultural products
- 12. Multiple Choice
Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war:
Persian Gulf War
Vietnam War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Kuwait War
- 13. Multiple Choice
A United Nations inspection team was in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, with the purpose of finding and destroying:
Oil fields
Desalination plants
Weapons of mass destruction
Military helicopters
- 14. Multiple Choice
The response of the United States to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 best demonstrates_________.
a lack of cooperation
the global acceptance of imperialism
the need for the U. S. to protect their oil interests in the region.
the ineffectiveness of United Nations peacekeeping forces.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What was one reason the United States had for going to war in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom)?
They suspected the Iraqi government of developing weapons of mass destruction.
They wanted to stop Iraq from invading Saudi Arabia.
They were responding to Iraqi attacks on the World Trade Center.
They thought that Osama Bin Laden was hiding in Iraq.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which number represents where the U.S. fought a war because they thought this country had WMD's?
2
3
4
5
- 17. Multiple Choice
What led the United States to bomb and invade the country of Afghanistan in 2001?
Afghanistan invaded the Kuwait and threatened the United States’ oil supply.
The United Nations asked the United States to overthrow the Taliban government Afghanistan.
The United States was afraid that Afghanistan was working to develop nuclear weapons and they wanted to put a stop to that program.
The U.S. believed the government of Afghanistan was offering safety to al-Qaeda, the organization that led attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Terrorism is used by certain groups, such as al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and ISIS, primarily to achieve what?
Find a peaceful way of settling international conflicts.
Gain the world's attention for their cause through the use of fear tactics.
Increase humanitarian aid to their people.
Put pressure on the superpowers to end the creation and sale of weapons.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Who are the Taliban?
The government of Kuwait
Part of the United Nations
A group of radical Muslims that once ruled Afghanistan
The royal family of Saudi Arabia
- 20. Multiple Choice
What four countries have territory that was originally supposed to be the country of Kurdistan?
Syria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan
Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria
Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey
Iran, Israel, Iraq, Turkey
- 21. Multiple Choice
What group and leader orchestrated the September 11th attack on the United States.
Taliban
al-Qaeda
Saddam Hussein
Osama bin Laden
United Nations
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following reasons did Saddam Hussein use to justify the invasion of Kuwait? (Choose all that apply)
Kuwait was stealing oil from Iraq.
Kuwait's government had become a threat to Iraq.
Kuwait was demanding repayment of war debts
Kuwait was driving down the price of oil.
Kuwait had take over Iraq's port on the Persian Gulf.
- 23. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct order in which the modern conflicts in the Middle East had occurred?
Persian Gulf War, Invasion of Iraq, Invasion of Afghanistan
Invasion of Iraq, Invasion of Afghanistan, Operation Desert Storm
Persian Gulf War, Invasion of Afghanistan, Invasion of Iraq
Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Sunni/Shia Division, Kurdish Nationalism Movement
- 24. Multiple Choice
What agreement was signed that returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt in exchange for Egypt's acceptance of Israel's existence?
San Remo Agreement
Camp David Accord
Oslo, Norway Agreement
National Security Directive 54
- 25. Multiple Choice
What happened to many Palestinian Arabs following the Israeli victory in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war?
Most of them became refugees.
Most of them returned to their homes.
Most of them found new homes in Egypt.
Most of them moved to Saudi Arabia.
- 26. Multiple Choice
Because of a disagreement among the followers of Islam, a split occurred. The two groups that came out of this split are the ...
Babylonians and Samaritians.
Sunni and Shi´a.
Hebrews and Israelites
Apostles and Disciples.
- 27. Multiple Choice
Religion is one of the reasons why Iran and Saudi Arabia have typically supported opposing sides in various Middle Eastern conflicts. What is the difference in the two countries' dominant religions?
(Hint - Saudi Arabia practices the largest branch of Islam.)
Iran is mainly Shia, but Saudi Arabia is mainly Sunni.
Iran is mainly Sunni, but Saudi Arabia is mainly Shia.
- 28. Multiple Choice
PLO stands for __________
Palestinian Liberty Office
Practicing Liberation Officially
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Policing Legally Official
- 29. Multiple Choice
What is the primary disagreement between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
Who should be Muhammad’s successor?
How should water and oil rights in the region be divided?
Should Kurds or Arabs be in charge of the religion?
Should the religion of Islam be monotheistic?
- 30. Multiple Choice
What is the goal of the Kurdish nationalist movement?
To create an independent country for the Kurdish people.
To put and end to terrorism in Kurdistan.
To allow free and open democratic elections in Turkey.
To force Israel to give land back to the Palestinians
- 31. Multiple Choice
In Turkey, the government worked to force the Kurds to take on Turkish culture by giving up their language and identity. This is an example of?
Nationalism
Militarism
Anti-Semitism
Assimilation
- 32. Multiple Choice
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed in response to the conditions of the refugees and to take Palestine back from
The British Empire
Egypt
Israel
The Ottoman Empire
- 33. Multiple Choice
Which describes the Persian Gulf Conflict of 1990-1991?
The United States defended Kuwait against invasion from Iraq.
Iraq and Afghanistan combined forces against Russia.
The United States sent troops to Afghanistan to fight Al-Qaeda.
Iraq and Iran were battling for control of OPEC.
- 34. Multiple Choice
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?
To gain control of oil fields and reserves
To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons
To protect the Arab culture
To overthrow Kuwait’s harsh dictator
- 35. Multiple Choice
What is the United States’ main economic interest in Southwest Asia?
Oil
Trade routes
Mineral Resources
Agricultural products
- 36. Multiple Choice
Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war:
Persian Gulf War
Vietnam War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Kuwait War
- 37. Multiple Choice
A United Nations inspection team was in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, with the purpose of finding and destroying:
Oil fields
Desalination plants
Weapons of mass destruction
Military helicopters
- 38. Multiple Choice
The response of the United States to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 best demonstrates_________.
a lack of cooperation
the global acceptance of imperialism
the need for the U. S. to protect their oil interests in the region.
the ineffectiveness of United Nations peacekeeping forces.
- 39. Multiple Choice
What led the United States to bomb and invade the country of Afghanistan in 2001?
Afghanistan invaded the Kuwait and threatened the United States’ oil supply.
The United Nations asked the United States to overthrow the Taliban government Afghanistan.
The United States was afraid that Afghanistan was working to develop nuclear weapons and they wanted to put a stop to that program.
The U.S. believed the government of Afghanistan was offering safety to al-Qaeda, the organization that led attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.
- 40. Multiple Choice
What four countries have territory that was originally supposed to be the country of Kurdistan?
Syria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan
Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria
Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey
Iran, Israel, Iraq, Turkey
- 41. Multiple Choice
Which of the following reasons did Saddam Hussein use to justify the invasion of Kuwait? (Choose all that apply)
Kuwait was stealing oil from Iraq.
Kuwait's government had become a threat to Iraq.
Kuwait was demanding repayment of war debts
Kuwait was driving down the price of oil.
Kuwait had take over Iraq's port on the Persian Gulf.
- 42. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct order in which the modern conflicts in the Middle East had occurred?
Persian Gulf War, Invasion of Iraq, Invasion of Afghanistan
Invasion of Iraq, Invasion of Afghanistan, Operation Desert Storm
Persian Gulf War, Invasion of Afghanistan, Invasion of Iraq
Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Sunni/Shia Division, Kurdish Nationalism Movement
- 43. Multiple Choice
What agreement was signed that returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt in exchange for Egypt's acceptance of Israel's existence?
San Remo Agreement
Camp David Accord
Oslo, Norway Agreement
National Security Directive 54
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