Unit 2 Middle East History

Question 1

What ethnic group makes up the majority of the population in the West Bank & Gaza Strip?

Accepted Answer

Palestinians

Question 2

Who was the leader of Iraq that invaded Kuwait in 1990?

Accepted Answer

Saddam Hussein

Question 3

What empire fell as a result of World War I?

Accepted Answer

Ottoman Empire

Question 4

Which best describes the changes in the maps from 1946 to 2010? After the creation of Israel...

Accepted Answer

there was continuous conflict over the land leading to changes in control

Question 5

Why did the US bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan government was offering safety to al-Qaeda - 9/11 attackers

Question 6

In what war/conflict did the US aid the UN when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990-91?

Accepted Answer

Persian Gulf Conflict/Operation Desert Storm

Question 7

What is anti-semitism?

Accepted Answer

Hatred of Jews because of their religious and cultural beliefs

Question 8

6 million Jews were killed by Nazi Germany in WWII. People felt bad for the Jews, pressured the UN to create Israel-Why?

Accepted Answer

Holocaust

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a reason that Israel was created?

Accepted Answer

OPEC

Question 10

Which group of people who have suffered oppression seek their own nation?

Accepted Answer

Kurds

Question 11

What 2 ethnic groups clash over control of Jerusalem and the area known as the Holy Land?

Accepted Answer

Arab Palestinians/Jews

Question 12

Who are the Taliban?

Accepted Answer

a group of radical Muslims

Question 13

What is 1 reason the Iraqis had difficulty forming a new government after the fall of Saddam Hussein?

Accepted Answer

There are many religious and ethnic groups in Iraq who want power.

Question 14

When did Palestine come under direct British control?

Accepted Answer

after WWI

Question 15

How did the Palestinian Arabs feel about the creation of Israel?

Accepted Answer

UNFAIR - It was their land that Britain was giving away.

Question 16

Which two European empires took over the territories lost by the Ottoman Empire?

Accepted Answer

Great Britain and France

Question 17

What is the goal of the Kurdish Nationalist Movement?

Accepted Answer

to establish an independent nation for themselves

Question 18

What is the dispersion of Jewish people beyond Israel called?

Accepted Answer

diaspora

Question 19

A person who believes in the development and protection of a Jewish nation/Israel.

Accepted Answer

Zionist

Question 20

Israel&#x27;s victory over Egypt, Syria, and Jordan is called...

Accepted Answer

The Six Day War

Question 21

What nation is consistently under threat from neighboring Islamic nations?

Accepted Answer

Israel

Question 22

Why might Jews feel they must fight for Jerusalem? They believe...

Accepted Answer

the land was promised to them through their ancestors by God

Question 23

After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, what country took control of the areas of Israel, Jordan, and Iraq?

Accepted Answer

Great Britain

Question 24

What is PLO/Hamas?

Accepted Answer

Islamic terrorist groups

Question 25

What is one reason for the US taking an interest in events and helping resolve conflicts in SW Asia/Middle East?

Accepted Answer

The US is dependent on the natural resources of this region.

Question 26

What is Zionism?

Accepted Answer

belief that Jews deserved a homeland in Zion- their home in Biblical times

Question 27

Why did the UN try to stop Iraq from taking over Kuwait in 1990?

Accepted Answer

Many economies depend on oil. Iraq invasion threatened the oil supply.

Question 28

What was the origin of the Sunni and Shia division within Islam? What did they disagree about?

Accepted Answer

Who should be the leader

Question 29

What war/conflict did the US and Great Britain fight in Iraq from 2003-2011?

Accepted Answer

US Invasion of Iraq/Operation Iraqi Freedom

Question 30

Which lands were created for the Palestinian people by the UN in 1947.

Accepted Answer

Gaza Strip and West Bank

Question 31

Who divided Palestine into a Jewish & a Palestinian State?

Accepted Answer

United Nations

Question 32

Why did the U.S. go to war against Iraq in 2003?

Accepted Answer

Iraq&#x27;s leader, Saddam Hussein, was a threat to peace and U.S. interests

Question 33

What are the Camp David Accords?

Accepted Answer

a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt

Question 34

What terrorist organization led the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001?

Accepted Answer

al Qaeda

Question 35

Who drew up the boundaries of the new countries created from the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I?

Accepted Answer

European politicians

Question 36

Who was the leader of the PLO for over 35 years?

Accepted Answer

Yasser Arafat

Question 37

The breakup of the Ottoman Empire caused:

Accepted Answer

Regional conflicts in the Middle East

Question 38

When war broke out in Palestine, who joined the Palestinian Arabs to stop the creation of the new state of Israel?

Accepted Answer

neighboring Arab countries

Question 39

Which statement BEST describes how the changes in the map may result in more conflict in Israel? Palestinians may...

Accepted Answer

fight to regain lost land, while Israelis fight to keep their current land

Question 40

Why did many countries in the UN feel it was right to create Israel in 1948?

Accepted Answer

The Jews deserved a safe space due to their suffering from the Holocaust.

Unit 2 Middle East History

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Unit 2 Middle East History

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