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What is the non-religious claim to the land of Palestine for Arabs?
The king of England said they could have it.
The land was promised to them by the Ottomans.
Ethnic Arab Palestinians have lived on the land for many years.
Palestinians believed that it was granted to them by the Saudis
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What is the Jewish religious connection to Israel?
Jews believe it is their promised land as part of the covenant with God.
Jews believe that the Messiah granted them the land as part of a covenant.
Jews believe the New Testament of the Bible grants them the land.
3
Which of the following BEST describes operation Iraqi Freedom?
a search for Osama bin Laden
a search for weapons of mass destruction
a struggle between neighbors over oil rights
a global struggle against the slave trade
4
________Muslims believe that Muhammed's friend Abu Bakr was the rightful leader of Islam after his death.
Sunni
Kurdish
Shia
Persian
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Who did the U.N. give the city of Jerusalem to as part of their Partition Plan of Palestine?
Arab Muslim Palestinians
Neither Side
Jewish Israelis
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By the beginning of World War 1 the Ottoman Empire had ___________.
been partitioned by Europeans
doubled in size
shrunk in size
taken over most of Europe
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Which of the following BEST describes the cause of the Persian Gulf War?
A search for weapons of mass destruction
a conflict over human rights
a conflict over Kurdish Nationalism
A conflict between nations over oil rights
8
What is the name of the terrorist organization responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the United States?
Hamas
Taliban
PLO
Al Qaeda
9
What is the origin of the split between Sunni and Shia Islam?
A disagreement over which nation should be Sunni and which should be Shia
A disagreement between Mohammad's relatives over who should advise him
A disagreement over who should lead the faith after Mohammad's death
10
How was the Israeli Jewish vs. Palestinian Arab Muslim conflict finally resolved?
Both sides agreed to work together in one nation.
It has not been solved, conflict lasts to today.
Both sides agreed to have 2 separate nations.
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By the time the Ottoman Empire found itself involved in World War 1 it ___________ and ____________.
CHOOSE 2
gained more land in Europe than it had in the past
grew weaker in power
grew more powerful
shrunk in size
12
The United States invaded Iraq in 2003 searching for ___________.
Soldiers who invaded Kuwait
WMDs (Weapons of Mass Distruction)
ISIS
Taliban
13
A US lead military operation to liberate Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion in 1991.
Arab-Israeli War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Persian Gulf War
Operation Enduring Freedom
14
The US President during the Persian Gulf War (1991).
Sykes-Picot
Barack Obama
George H. W. Bush (Sr.)
George W. Bush (Jr.)
15
The United States invaded_________ in 2001 in order to confront the Taliban government which was sheltering terrorists.
Iran
Afghanistan
Iraq
Syria
16
President of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War and the US Invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Osama bin Laden
King Salman
Bashar al-Asad
Sadam Hussein
17
The Kurdish ethnic group formed a majority group in Iraq after the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire.
False
True
18
What affect did the Holocaust have on Jewish immigration to Palestine?
More Jews were permitted to immigrate because of guilt
Fewer Jews were permitted to immigrate because of the Arabs
19
The new country of _____________ was formed by the land the Ottomans were able to keep control of after partitioning.
Iran
Turkey
Kurdistan
Iraq
20
Leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the United States.
Osama bin Laden
Sadam Hussain
Bashar al-Assad
Adolf Hitler
21
Who controlled the area of Palestine after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and before Israel was created?
Saudi Arabia
France
Great Britain
22
Name of the government in Afghanistan accused of sheltering Osama bin Laden and his terrorist group.
PLO
Al Qaeda
Hamas
Taliban
23
The _________ was a secret agreement between Great Britain and France to divide up the Ottoman Empire after World War 1.
Sykes-Picot Agreement
North American Free Trade Agreement
Berlin Conference
Central Powers
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European politicians paid close attention to ethnic and religious groups on the land they were partitioning.
True
False
25
What was the result of the Persian Gulf war?
the UN permitted trade with Iraq
the Iraqi army was defeated
the US found weapons of mass destruction
the Kuwaiti army was defeated
26
A time during World War 2 when millions of Jews and others systematically were killed by Nazis.
Operation Desert Storm
Holocaust
Ottoman Empire
Six Days War
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People who believe that the Jewish people deserve a homeland in Israel for religious reasons are called ________.
Jewish
Arabs
Zionists
Semites
