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Second Nine Weeks Exam Review Part 1
Test Description: Second Nine Weeks Exam Review Part 1
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1) After World War 2, Jewish settlers in the Middle East were in frequent conflict with which group?
A
Hindus
B
Kurds
C
Zionists
D
Palestinians
2) What term is given for European Jews that believed they could no longer live among non-Jews and must form their own country in their ancestral homeland?
A
Druze
B
Zionists
C
Palestinians
D
Nazis
3) What 3 major monotheistic religions have their origins in the Middle East and share Jerusalem as a holy site?
A
Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
B
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
C
Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism
D
Buddhism, Shintoism, Hinduism
4) Most people in Israel are followers of what religion?
A
Judaism
B
Christianity
C
Islam
D
Hinduism
5) The mass extermination of the Jews by Hitler's Nazi government during World War 2 is called:
A
Hajj
B
Holocaust
C
Torah
D
Zionism
6) What Middle Eastern city is considered holy by Christians, Jews, and Muslims?
A
Constantinople
B
Medina
C
Mecca
D
Jerusalem
7) In 1990, the United States entered the Persian Gulf War. The decision by the United States to enter this war was a direct result of Iraq's invasion of what country
A
Jordan
B
Kuwait
C
Saudi Arabia
D
Israel
8) How did European involvement impact the region after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire
A
Many Europeans went to live in Southwest Asia
B
European presence in SW Asia established a long period of peace and improved relations with non-Muslim nations
C
Political borders were decided by European politicians without consideration of who lived in the region.
D
Countries in Southwest Asia modeled their governments on European governments
9) The Ottoman Empire helped to spread which religion?
A
Kurdish
B
Islam
C
Judaism
D
Christianity
10) What happened after Jewish people declared that Israel was an independent Jewish state in 1948?
A
The United States attacked Iraq and killed Saddam Hussein
B
Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon all attacked the new nation of Israel
C
The land was split into Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
D
The Jewish people gave the land back to the Arab Palestinians
11) What large empire broke up after WW1?
A
Roman Empire
B
Ottoman Empire
C
Aztec Empire
D
Persian Empire
12) The scattering of Jewish people throughout the world was called:
A
The Holocaust
B
Diaspora
C
Apartheid
D
Kristallnacht
13) Why did many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create Israel?
A
There was no one else living in the land.
B
All national groups from the former Ottoman Empire were given homelands at that time.
C
Arab countries in the area supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
D
Many felt Jews deserved help because they suffered so much during the Holocaust.
14) Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?
A
Afghanistan
B
Kuwait
C
Israel
D
Iraq
15) When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York City?
A
1983
B
1991
C
2001
D
2011
16) What led the U.S. to bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?
A
The U.S. believed Afghanistan's government (the Taliban) was offering safety to al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden
B
Afghanistan invaded Kuwait and threatened the United States' oil supply
C
The United Nations asked the U.S. to overthrow the Taliban government
D
Afghanistan was building nuclear weapons and the U.S. wanted to stop it.
17) A United Nations inspection team was in Iraq from 1991-1998 with the purpose of finding and destroying:
A
helicopters
B
Oil fields
C
desalination plans
D
weapons of mass destruction
18) Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia?
A
hot and dry
B
windy and cold
C
moderate and cool
D
tropical and rainy
19) What is the 120 mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?
A
Persian Gulf
B
Panama Canal
C
Suez Canal
D
Gaza Strip
20) This 25 mile territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years:
A
Persian Gulf
B
Gaza Strip
C
Strait of Hormuz
D
Suez Canal
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