Which is an example of anti-Semitism?

Jews were persecuted and sent to concentration camps

Why did the United Nations try to stop Iraq from invading Kuwait?

Oil is important to many countries; Iraq threatened that oil

How has the Saudi government used its wealth from oil to change the country?

S.A. has paid for transportation & healthcare improvements

What is economic specialization?

Producing goods efficiently so a country can trade w/ other

Why did the US invade Afghanistan in 2001?

Afghanistan protected al-Qaeda, who attached the US on 9/11

How has the discovery of oil affected the economies of SW Asia?

Countries with oil have a lot more money

Who drew the boundaries of the new countries formed after the fall of the Ottoman Empire?

Britain, France, and the United States

What role does OPEC play in the global economy?

Control the supply and price of oil

What conclusions can you make about the economies of Israel and the US?

Israel and US have similar economic growth patterns

Which best describes the graph below?

Free countries have worse economic growth

What was the outcome of the Six Day War?

Israel seized a lot of land from Arab countries

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History, Government and Economics of the Middle East Test Review

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1
Saudi Arabia has a King as its ruler, what type of government is Saudi Arabia?
Monarchy
Democracy
Republic
Oligarchy
2
What role do the citizens of an absolute monarchy, like Saudi Arabia, play in the government?
Guaranteed rights based on constitution
Little influence
Power to vote out the King
Approve laws
3
US, UK & France drew the new lines based on the cultural, historic and religions of the people.
True
False
4
Which is an example of anti-Semitism?
Jews were allowed to immigrate wherever they chose
Jews given a homeland
Jews promised first choice of a new land
Jews were persecuted and sent to concentration camps
5
How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel in 1948?
They felt it was unfair
They supported the Jews
They agreed to compromise
They were unaffected
6
What is an ayatollah?
Shia Muslim leader
Christian priest
Local governor
Jewish leader
7
Why did the United Nations try to stop Iraq from invading Kuwait?
UN has one job to wage war around the world
UN wanted to destroy Iraq
Oil is important to many countries; Iraq threatened that oil
UN has to intervene whenever a member nation is in trouble
8
In this type of government the people have very little power because one person has all power.
Oligarchy
Confederate
Federal
Autocracy
9
Which best describes Israel's economy today?
Traditional
Command
Market
Mixed
10
How has the Saudi government used its wealth from oil to change the country?
Money donated to religious groups
Saudi's have spent very little on ordinary citizens
S.A. has paid for transportation & healthcare improvements
Every citizen gets an equal share
11
What is economic specialization?
Direct swapping of goods without money
Producing everything your country needs
Avoidance investing in industry and technology due to cost
Producing goods efficiently so a country can trade w/ other
12
What is Sharia law?
Laws made by a King
Laws based on the separation of church and state
Laws based on the Qu'ran
Laws based on parliament
13
Why did the US invade Afghanistan in 2001?
Afghanistan protected al-Qaeda, who attached the US on 9/11
Afghanistan invaded Kuwait and threatened oil supplies
UN asked the US to overthrow the Taliban
US was afraid Afghanistan had weapons of mass destruction
14
How has the discovery of oil affected the economies of SW Asia?
No other industries have been developed
Countries with oil need less water
No affect
Countries with oil have a lot more money
15
Who drew the boundaries of the new countries formed after the fall of the Ottoman Empire?
Italy and Britain
Japan and Korea
Middle Eastern Governments
Britain, France, and the United States
16
The Ottoman Empire collapsed at the end of what war?
World War II
Pan-Asian War
Seven Day War
World War I
17
What role does OPEC play in the global economy?
Control the supply and price of oil
create currency for SW Asian countries
Create peace treaties
Regulate environmental affairs for SW Asian countries
18
The cost of oil does what when OPEC limits production?
Up
Stays the same
Down
19
The _______ were given control of Palestine after World War I.
Jews
Americans
British
Palestinians
20
What conclusions can you make about the economies of Israel and the US?
Israel has a weaker economy
Israel and US are not similar
Israel and US have similar economic growth patterns
21
If a country does not invest in human capital how can it affect the country's GDP?
GDP will go down
GDP is only affected if workers pay for the investment
No affect
Workers don't care about GDP
22
Which best describes the graph below?
Economic growth is not affected by freedom
Free countries have better economic growth
Free countries have worse economic growth
23
What was the outcome of the Six Day War?
UN declared Israel the winner and gave them a lot of land
Israel seized a lot of land from Arab countries
Palestinians became Jewish citizens
Jews refused to fight
24
What country is home to the Persians?
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Kuwait
25
Why did the US go to war in Iraq?
Iraq attacked Saudi Arabia
Iraq threatened Afghanistan with WMD's
US believed Iraq had WMD's
UN thought Iraq was invading Kuwait again

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