Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?

Because Kuwait had oil that Iraq wanted

Inregards to the U.S. Military, Afghanistan and Iraq are similar in that both

haveexperienced a high presence of U.S. military forces

Which best describes how the Middle East's oil supplyhas affected the area since the 1950s?

It has caused foreigners to compete forinfluence in the area

How did European involvement in SW Asia impact the region afterthe fall of the Ottoman Empire?

European powers made political borders

Which of these is a reason for continuing conflicts in Southwest Asia(Middle East)?

historical claimsto the same land

Which statement best describes developments in the Middle East since World War II?

Religion played a big role in creatingconflict in the region

During& after WWII Jews wanted a place to move. Immigration to Palestine & Zionists led to

Thecreation of the State of Israel

What is the root cause of the many of the conflicts in the Middle East today?

how the area was split after the Ottoman Empire fell

Whichstatement best describes the Persian Gulf Conflict of 1990-1991?

TheUnited States defended Kuwait against invasion from Iraq.

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1
What caused the break-up of the Ottoman Empire?
WW1
WW2
Economic decline
Prolonged conflict in the Middle East
2
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?
because Kuwait had so much water and Iraq did not
Because the United Nations placed an embargo on Kuwait
Because Kuwait has beach front property
Because Kuwait had oil that Iraq wanted
3
Inregards to the U.S. Military, Afghanistan and Iraq are similar in that both
fully support the U.S. military, which no other country does
haveexperienced a high presence of U.S. military forces
help the US military when invading places like Iran & Kuwait
havebeen completely conquered by the United States
4
One of the reasons behind the establishment of the State of Israel in May of 1948 was
the Zionist movement in Europe
the French Mandate system
a vote by the people of Palestine
a requirement of the Treaty of Versailles
5
Select the best answer:“In SW Asia(Middle East), land and religion are major sources of ___.”
water
aid
agreement
conflict
6
Which best describes how the Middle East's oil supplyhas affected the area since the 1950s?
It has lowered thestandard of living in the region.
It has caused foreigners to compete forinfluence in the area
It has slowed the process ofindustrialization in the region
It has encouragedthe growth of democracy in the region.
7
What three major religions have their origins in theMiddle East?
Judaism,Christianity, Islam
Islam, Hinduism,Buddhism
Judaism,Christianity, Hinduism
Buddhism,Shintoism, Hinduism
8
The breakup & partitioning of the Ottoman Empire, and the artificialborders it created caused
regional conflict
regional peace
regional pollution
regional wealth
9
How did European involvement in SW Asia impact the region afterthe fall of the Ottoman Empire?
Many Europeans emigrated to Southwest Asia
European powers made political borders
European powers made peace &good relations w/western nations
Countries in SW Asia based theirgovernments on European ones
10
Which of these is a reason for continuing conflicts in Southwest Asia(Middle East)?
the discovery ofgold
the destruction ofthe rain forest
historical claimsto the same land
competitionbetween agricultural industries
11
Which nation was created in 1948, when the U.N. divided Palestine between Arabs and Jews?
Israel
Syria
Egypt
Jordan
12
What was the name of the organization that created Israel?
NATO
League of Nations
United States
United Nations
13
Which statement best describes developments in the Middle East since World War II?
Most countries have constitutions & guarantee equal rights
Most citizens in the region have a high standard of living.
Manufacturing has become the region's maineconomic activity.
Religion played a big role in creatingconflict in the region
14
During& after WWII Jews wanted a place to move. Immigration to Palestine & Zionists led to
Thecreation of the State of Israel
Thebeginning of the Holocaust
Thebreakup of the Ottoman Empire
Thedropping of the atomic bomb
15
Which two groups are fighting in the land formerly known as Palestine?
Crips and Bloods
Arabs and Jews
Kurds and Turks
Sunni and Shi'a
16
Many conflicts in the Middle East are around a religious issue concerning who
established the city of Jerusalem
won the Battle of Armageddon
settled there first
was promised the land by God
17
What is the root cause of the many of the conflicts in the Middle East today?
interferencefrom N. America and E. Asia as they
how the area was split after the Ottoman Empire fell
thenatural distribution of resources in the region
treatiesthat came after World War II
18
Europeans divided the Middle East without thinking about the people who lived there causing
almost continuous conflict
one cohesive cultural group
a lasting peace
one large religious group
19
Whichstatement best describes the Persian Gulf Conflict of 1990-1991?
Iraqand Afghanistan combined forces against Russia
TheU.S.sent troops to Afghanistan to fight Al-Qaida.
Iraqand Iran were battling for control of OPEC
TheUnited States defended Kuwait against invasion from Iraq.
20
What was the United States looking for in Operation Iraqi Freedom?
Osama bin Laden
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Water
Oil
21
Who was the dictator is Iraq?
Saddam Hussein
Omar Ghadafi
Osama bin Laden
Yassir Arafat

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