Why did the United States become involved in the Persian Gulf war?

The U.S. was allies with Kuwait

a group of radical muslims that ruled in afghanistan

How does religion impact SW Asia (The Middle East)?

religion has led to continuous conflict in the region

Why did Jewish people want a homeland in SW Asia?

They had religious ties and wanted to be free from persecution

How would a map of SW Asia look different from 1925 and 2019?

The nation of Israel was created and put on the map

Why are Palestinians mad at Israelites?

Isreal took over more land than expected

the hatred and prejudice towards peopel who are Jewish

What motivated Europeans to partition SW Asia?

The amount of oil that the region had

When the Ottoman Empire fell, what happened to the territory they held?

It was partitioned and divided between European countries

How did the Holocaust lead to the creation of Israel?

Jews wished to return to Palestine and establish their own homeland

Why did the Persian Gulf War happen?

Iraq invaded Kuwait for oil and money

Osama Bin Laden, George Bush, 9/11 match which war?

War in Afghanistan (war on Terror)

What is partitioning?

practice of dividing up land after taking over territory

Why does the creation of Israel cause conflict and tension in the Middle East?

Arabs and Jews both claim religious ties to the land

What led the United States to invade Iraq in 2003?

They claimed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction

What did partitioning do to the region of Sw Asia?

created conflict and tension that led to fighting

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1
Why did the United States become involved in the Persian Gulf war?
The U.S. was allies with Iran
The U.S. was defending the Taliban
The U.S. was allies with Iraq
The U.S. was allies with Kuwait
2
The Taliban is
the government for turkey
part of the U.N.
the royal family of Saudi Arabia
a group of radical muslims that ruled in afghanistan
3
How does religion impact SW Asia (The Middle East)?
Religion doesn't play a huge role in the Middle East
It has led to peace agreements with Muslims and Buddhists
religion has led to continuous conflict in the region
all religions get along with one another
4
The Ottoman Empire fell for many reasons. What event led to the official downfall of the Empire?
Losing World War 2
Losing World War 1
Losing the Civil War
Losing the Roman War
5
What two European countries were responsible for partitioning Sw Asia?
Britian and France
Britain and Russia
Ottoman Empire and France
France and Italy
6
Why did Jewish people want a homeland in SW Asia?
They wanted to prevent another Holocaust
They wanted to share land with Arabs
They had religious ties and wanted to be free from persecution
They wanted to create a treaty with Arabs
7
What did Europeans fail to realize when they partitioned SW Asia?
How happy people would be with the partitioned land
What land Russia wanted
Religious and ethnic groups
How much money it would cost them to partition
8
How would a map of SW Asia look different from 1925 and 2019?
The nation of Turkey was created
The nation of Israel was created and put on the map
The Ottoman Empire was added to the map
9
Why are Palestinians mad at Israelites?
Israel has fought against Iraq many times
Palestinians do not like the Jewish religion
Isreal took over more land than expected
Israel was responsible for the execution of Saddam Hussein
10
Anti-semitism is
the hatred and prejudice towards peopel who are Jewish
the systematic killing of Jewish people by the Nazi party
tolerating people from the Jewish faith
being against people from the Middle East
11
What motivated Europeans to partition SW Asia?
The ethnic groups that were there
The religions that were already there
The amount of desert that is in the region
The amount of oil that the region had
12
What type of tribe was the Ottoman Empire?
Turkish
European
Persian
Kurdish
13
When the Ottoman Empire fell, what happened to the territory they held?
It was partitioned and divided between European countries
It remained under Ottoman rule
It was given to Britian only
It was taken over by Russia
14
Who did the Ottoman Empire ally with during World War 1?
Germany and Austria-Hungary
The United States
Britain and France
Russia
15
What two areas are inhabited by Palestinians?
Saudi Arabia and Golan Heights
West Bank and Gaza Strip
Syria and Turkey
Iran and Afghanistan
16
How did the Holocaust lead to the creation of Israel?
Displaced Jews wanted to return to Europe
Jews wished to return to Palestine and establish their own homeland
There were no more Jews after the Holocaust
people felt like the Jews would be more comfortable in the United States
17
Why did the Persian Gulf War happen?
The United States was attacked by terroists
Iraq invaded Kuwait for oil and money
Iraq invaded Iran because of religion
The Taliban took over Israel
18
What is the main economic interest for the United States in the Middle East?
oil
silver
water
gold
19
Who did the U.S. ally with in the Persian Gulf War?
afghanistan
iran
kuwait
iraq
20
The Holocaust was carried out by
The Nazi party in Germany
The Soviet Union in Russia
The Arab people in SW Asia
The Ottoman Empire
21
Osama Bin Laden, George Bush, 9/11 match which war?
Persian Gulf War
Civil War
Iraqi War
War in Afghanistan (war on Terror)
22
What is partitioning?
putting land together after breaking it up
moving around lakes and oceans
creating a new nation of Israel
practice of dividing up land after taking over territory
23
Why does the creation of Israel cause conflict and tension in the Middle East?
Arabs and Jews both claim religious ties to the land
Arabs and Christians don't agree with how it was made
because Europeans didn't name it correctly
24
What two battles happened during the Persian Gulf War?
desert taliban and desert al-qaeda
civil war and world war 1
Desert Storm and Desert Shield
9/11 and WMDS
25
What led the United States to invade Iraq in 2003?
They claimed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction
they claimed iraq was harboring al-qaeda members
they claimed iraq was taking oil from them
they claimed that the taliban was too powerful
26
What are the two types of Muslims in SW Asia?
Hebrews and Arabs
Babylonians and Syrians
Sunni and Shia
Apostles and Israelites
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What did partitioning do to the region of Sw Asia?
Nothing, it didn't affect SW Asia that much
created conflict and tension that led to fighting
helped bring peace to the region
helped Christians and Muslims to get along with each other

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