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All Jews should return and live in their "homeland" Jerusalem
Zionism
Reprisal
Intifada
Diaspora
2
David Ben-Guriou, Golda Meir, Manchem Begin, and Benjamin Netanyahu were all elected leaders of _______
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Iran
United Arab Emirates
3
In what country did the US and Britain establish a Shah to control oil prices?
Israel
Iraq
Iran
Palestine
4
Essentially, the Arab-Israeli conflict is a about ________
weapons
religion
land
money
5
Which countries flag is pictured?
Iraq
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan
6
The current situation is _______
Israel is building settlements in the West Bank
Palestinians are rapidly pushing Israelis out
Another Jewish diaspora
Israel and Palestine split the land 50/50
7
The Camp David Accords of 1979 showed that
Shiite and Sunni Muslims could bond
The Middle East would never have peace
Egypt and Israel were able to negotiate
No Arab nation would negotiate with Israel
8
The Intifada's showed that
Saddam Hussein lost the support of the Shia population
Palestinians want peace
Palestinians don't like Israeli control of Gaza and the West Bank
Sharia law is important in Israel
9
What happened to Jerusalem as a result of the 1947 partition?
Nothing specific was done
Palestine controlled it
It was divided and under the control of the UN
Israel controlled it
10
PLO stands for
People's Liberation Organization
Palestinians Love Opera
Palestinian-Levant Occupiers
Palestinian Liberation Organization
11
In 1923, Mustaga Kemal (Ataturk) created what new country?
Egypt
Turkey
Iraq
Jordan
12
On what sacred holy day in 1973 did Arab nations attack Israel
Hanukkah
Yom Kippur
Passover
Rosh Hashanah
13
Israeli Air Force dropping bombs on Gaza City after the killing of an Israeli soldier is an example of ___
Jihad
Zionism
Diaspora
Reprisal
14
Which of the following countries is predominantly Shia
Syria
Iran
Afghanistan
Israel
15
Which of the following would a leader of Iran likely never say:
The Holocaust never happened
Our Iraqi brothers and sisters are Iran's strongest allies
Israel should be blown off the face of the earth
Death to America
16
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the specific borders set in 1947?
Allowing the Palestinians to keep their sacred sites
Allowing Israelis to keep their sacred sites
Preventing Israeli land from bordering neighboring countries
Equal access to bodies of water
17
Hamas wants to establish _______ in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza
an Islamic theocracy
A communist system
a democracy
Egyptian rule
18
The Balfour Declaration issued by Great Britain promised Jews ______
A homeland in Palestine
Safe housing in Europe following the Holocaust
Access to the city of Mecca
Access to the city of Jerusalem
19
What was the city renamed when the Ottoman Empire took over?
Jerusalem
Mecca
Ankara
Istanbul
20
When the Ottoman Empire fell in 1922, what country emerged from their remaining territory?
Syria
Turkey
Lebanon
Israel
21
The Arab nations were so angry after the UN partition of Israel in 1947 that they did what in the next year?
Stopped allowing American's to drill for oil
Threatened Great Britain for breaking promises
Threatened war with Israel
Went to war with Israel
22
Which group is very patriarchal an wants to impose strict Sharia Law in Afghanistan
Hezbollah
ISIS
Taliban
The PLO
23
The USS Cole was attacked by Al-Qaeda while refueling in the Port of Aden in:
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Iraq
24
Which statement is NOT true of the canal
Egypt's attempt to nationalize it led to a war
It was a huge symbol of Egypts growth and development
It eliminated the need for ships to travel around Africa
It is under Israeli control
25
What two Middle Eastern countries are at peace with Israel
Syria and Lebanon
Oman and Yemen
Iran and Iraq
Egypt and Jordan
26
Why has the United States been the target of terrorism by Islamic extremist?
US pushing for a Christian leader in Lebanon
US strong alliance with Israel
US airstrikes against Muammar Gaddafi in Libya
US drilling of oil in Iran and Iraq
27
Which country is in a long civil war that has included chemical weapons used by the ruler Assad?
Tunisia
Syria
Sudan
Egypt
28
What was the main event that led to Iran taking American hostages in 1979?
US refusing to trade with Iran
The US granting asylum to Shah Pahlavi
US aid to Israel
The US taking Iranian oil
29
ISIS stands for
Iraq Syria Israel Shia's
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Islamic Sunni International State
International Saudi Institute for Sunnis
30
The result of the Arab-Israeli wars fought between 1948 and 1973 was _________.
Israel won all of them
Arabs won all of them
The UN intervened each time
The rest of the world stopped buying oil
31
What triggered the protests that would sweep across the Middle East and be known as Arab Spring?
A "corrupt" election in Iraq
Saddam Hussein using chemical weapons on Shia communities
Shooting of a woman for driving in Saudi Arabia
A Tunisian street vender set himself on fire as a protest
32
Where did most Jews live prior to the creation of the state of Israel?
Western Europe
East Asia
Eastern Europe and Russia
Africa
33
What event led to the Palestinians losing the most land?
Peace agreement in 1967
Israel constructed settlements in occupied territories
Wars fought between 1949 and 1967
The UN Partition 1947
34
Which of the following groups do not have a country to call their own?
Saudi's
Jews
Palestinians
Persians
35
What was the capital of the Byzantine empire?
Tehran
Tripoli
Istanbul
Constantinople
36
What two ways did Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud use to found the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Chemical weapons
Marriage
warfare
Oil drilling rights
37
This canal runs from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean
Grand
Suez
Erie
Sinai
38
Which of the following is most responsible for the success of the Arab Spring uprising?
support of rebel forces by NATO
Weak governments across the Arab world
Social media
Years of oppressive rule by dictators
39
The Ottoman empire was
Christian
Buddhist
Jewish
Muslim
40
What oil-rich country did Iraq invade in 1990?
Qatar
Bahrain
Kuwait
UAE
41
Who was the Iraqi dictator who was responsible for the invasion as well as chemical weapon attacks
Shah Pahlavi
Yasser Arafat
Saddam Hussein
Ayatollah Khomeini
42
In the 1930's, the discovery of _______________ in Saudi Arabia changed everything
oil
terrorist groups
salt
cobalt
43
All of the following are true about Osama Bin Laden EXCEPT
Established Al Qaeda as a human rights advocacy group
From a wealthy Saudi Arabian family
He is currently on the run in Afghanistan
He was killed by U.S. troops in May of 2011 in Pakistan
44
WHo is the person responsible for the Iranian Revolution of 1979?
David Ben-Gurion
Golda Meir
Ayatollah Khomeini
Yasser Arafat
45
Which government was not toppled by the Arab Spring?
Abdullah Al Saud's in Saudi Arabia
Gaddafi's in Libya
Mubarak's in Egypt
al-Abidine's in Tunisia
46
The PLO was quickly known as a ________
"Friend" of the West
Terrorist organization
A human rights organization
An ally to Israel
47
During the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire
Was in a dark age
was in a Golden Age
was in a cultural lag
Converted to Christianity
48
What type of government does Saudi Arabia have today?
Constitutional Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy
Theocracy
Feudalism
49
in total, ______ Americans were held captive in Iran for _____ days
42 / 166
24 / 66
102 / 777
52 / 444
50
What occurred in 1967 that gave Israel more land?
The Sykes Picot Agreement
Another UN partition
The Suez War
The Six Day War
