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Middle East Since World War II
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1) Which geographic region has the greatest number of members in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
A
sub-Saharan Africa
B
South America
C
Middle East
D
Southeast Asia
2) One way in which Kemal Atatürk of Turkey and Shah Reza Pahlavi of Iran are similar is that both leaders
A
implemented programs to modernize their nations
B
supported increased rights for ethnic minorities
C
adopted policies of nonalignment
D
established theocracies based on Islam
3) Which region is most closely associated with conflict in the West Bank, Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula?
A
East Africa
B
Central Asia
C
Western Europe
D
Middle East
4) Which event can be considered a conflict brought about in part by a religious reform movement?
A
Iranian Revolution
B
World War II
C
World War I
D
Cuban Revolution
5) The Iranian Revolution of 1979 resulted in the establishment of
A
a military dictatorship
B
a secular Western-style democracy
C
an Islamic state
D
a constitutional monarchy
6) The Armenian Massacre, the “killing fields” of the Khmer Rouge, and Saddam Hussein’s attacks against the Kurds are examples of
A
apartheid
B
human rights violations
C
enslavement
D
forced collectivization
7) The governments of Augusto Pinochet, Saddam Hussein, and Slobodan Milosevic are examples of
A
absolute monarchies
B
oppressive regimes
C
Islamic theocracies
D
democratic republics
8) One similarity in the unification of Italy, the Zionist movement, and the breakup of the Ottoman Empire was that each was influenced by
A
humanism
B
polytheism
C
nationalism
D
imperialism
9) Most of the world’s known oil reserves are located near which geographic area?
A
North Sea
B
Ural Mountains
C
Gulf of Mexico
D
Persian Gulf
10) The movement started by journalist Theodor Herzl to promote an independent Jewish state in Palestine is referred to as
A
Zionism
B
the Reconquista
C
the Diaspora
D
Utopianism
11) Since the 1970s, the wealth of many Middle Eastern nations was increased by the
A
creation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
B
expansion of Islamic fundamentalism
C
formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
D
development of communes in Israel
12) A major source of the dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side
A
believes in different interpretations of the same religion
B
wants to control oil resources in the area
C
has historic ties to the same land
D
has close military alliances with neighboring countries
13) The Middle Eastern leaders Kemal Atatürk, David Ben-Gurion, and Yasir Arafat are best known for their support of
A
nationalism
B
colonialism
C
communism
D
fascism
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