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Modern Wars, Government and Economy in the Middle East Today
Modern Wars, Government and Economy in the Middle East Today
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Turkish citizens vote directly for the President and Members of Legislature?
True
False
2
What is entrepreneurship ?
Someone who takes risks to start a new business
Machines or equipment that help to get the job done
The citizens of a country
A citizens who works for the government
3
What type of economy do ALL THREE (Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Israel) of the countries have?
Mixed - Market
Mixed - Command
Pure Market
Traditional
4
What group of people still face discrimination in Israel?
Kurds
Jews
Arabs
Persians
5
What is an economic struggle that Saudi Arabia is facing?
Can't join EU
Too dependent on oil
Conflicts with neighboring countries
Shortage of skilled native labor / high unemployment
6
Why did the U.S. REALLY go to Kuwait?
To maintain the stability of our oil supply (to help ourselves)
To steal their oil
To help Iraq
7
In what country can ALL citizens 18 and older vote directly for their legislature.
Just Israel
Saudi Arabia
Turkey and Israel
All of the Above
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What is the Legislative Branch in Israel called?
Knesset
Consultative Council
Knetic
Grand National Assembly
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Do Saudi Arabian citizens have many rights/freedoms?
They have rights and freedoms similar to the U.S.
Some, but are often denied
Absolutely NONE
Have the right to vote for the President
10
Israel has the greatest amount of start-up companies in the world.
True
False
11
Which of the three country's citizens (Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Turkey) have the most freedom?
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Israel
12
How does entrepreneurship help to grow a countries economy?
They don't help a countries economy grow
None of the above
Help the economy grow by opening new businesses and developing new products
They make more machines
13
Israel's Executive Branch is led by the Prime Minister.
False
True
14
How long did the Invasion of Iraq last?
100 days
15 days
2 months
2 years
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Turkey's Executive Branch is lead by a President AND Prime Minister
True
False
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The Persian Gulf War was also known as.....
Operation Storm Desert
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Desert Storm
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What are capital goods?
A product that comes from nature
the man-made materials that are needed to produce goods and services.
A product sold to consumers
18
When was Saddam Hussein found in his hidey-hole?
1990
2003
2002
2019
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Turkey has been attempting to join the EU for years, but it is too poor compared to European countries.
True
False
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Saudi Arabia has no real Legislative Branch but has the Consultative Council (but they have no legal power).
False
True
21
What two countries have very similar rights and freedoms to the U.S.?
Turkey and Israel
Israel and Saudi Arabia
Turkey and Saudi Arabia
Just Israel
22
Who was Saddam Hussein?
Leader of al-Qaeda
Saudi-born prince
Known for fighting a war w/ Iran & killing 1,000's of Kurd's in North Iraq
Was the leader of Iraq
23
In what country are only men 21 and older able to vote for the "legislature"?
Israel
Saudi Arabia
None of them
Turkey
24
Kurd's are discriminated against in Turkey.
False
True
25
What country has the MOST diversified and stable economy in the Middle East?
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Turkey
Israel
26
Out of the three countries (Israel, Saudi Arabia and Turkey) which country has the greatest % free market?
Israel
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
27
If a country invests in human capital, citizens can get better jobs which increases the overall Standard of Living
False
True
28
What is an economic struggle Israel is facing?
High unemployment
Immigration
Too dependent on oil
Conflict with neighboring countries
29
What type of government does Turkey have?
Parlimentary Democracy
Anarchy
Presidential Democracy
Absolute Monarchy
30
When was the Persian Gulf War?
1990
2003
1920
2001
31
The total value of goods and services produced in one year is called what?
GDP per Capita
Quota
Natural Resources
GDP
32
What were the TWO main reasons the U.S. invaded Iraq?
We believed Iraq had WMD's & they were bank-rolling al-Qaeda
To gain access to oil & recapture Kuwait
To kill Saddam Hussein & to take Iraq as a colony
33
The Persian Gulf War took place in Kuwait.
False
True
34
How long did the Persian Gulf War last?
2 months
6 weeks
100 hours
35
What type of government does Israel have?
Anarchy
Parlimentary Democracy
Monarchy
Presidential Democracy
36
Osama bin Laden escaped for 10 years, but was found in a compound in Pakistan in 2011.
True
False
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Why did the U.S. invade Afghanistan?
They invaded us first
As a response to 9/11
We believed they had WMD's
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Why did the President say we were going to Kuwait?
To save Osama bin Laden
To help the citizens of Kuwait
To stop al-Qaeda
To free the Iraqi citizens
39
Who is the head of the Executive Branch for Saudi Arabia?
The Queen
The President
The King ( & members of his family )
The Legislature
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Who was Osama bin Laden?
The president of the UN
Saudi-born prince & leader of al-Qaeda who was responsible for 9/11
The leader of the Taliban
41
What are natural resources?
The materials that come from nature, such as land, forests, minerals, water
The education and training of citizens
Machines and equipment that helps get a job done
The man-made materials that are needed to produce goods and services.
42
When was the Iraq Invasion?
2001
2008
2003
1991
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Who was the Taliban?
The government of Iraq who invaded Kuwait
The extreme, militant government of Afghanistan
The government of Saudi Arabia
A group of terrorists
44
What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?
Absolute Monarchy-Autocracy
Parliamentary Democracy
Dictatorship
Presidential Democracy
45
What is human capital?
Skilled workers
The training/educating of the working population
Someone who starts a business
Machinery that helps get a job done
46
The Iraq Invasion was also called what?
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Save Iraq
47
What was the Afghanistan Invasion also called?
Operation Afghanistan
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Desert Storm
48
No WMD's were ever found during the Iraq Invasion.
True
False
49
Operation Iraqi Freedom took place in Kuwait
True
False
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Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?
Saddam Hussein wanted to regain access to the Persian Gulf
Kuwait invaded Iraq first
Kuwait was bank-rolling al-Qaeda
Kuwait was hiding WMD's
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After the PGW, the UN placed an embargo on Iraq (refused to lift it unless Iraq removed/quit making all nuclear weapons)
True
False
