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Test Description: HISTORY!
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What happened when the Europeans partitioned the Ottoman Empire after World War I?
A
regional peace
B
regional conflict
C
regional pollution
D
regional wealth
2) How has anti-Semitism affected the Jewish people around the world?
A
The Jews took control of most of the oil reserves located in the Middle East.
B
There was a large amount of prejudice against the Jews.
C
The Jews began warring with the Persians and Kurds over control of the Jordan River.
D
The Arabs and Jews began to cooperate on the creation of a Jewish state.
3) What is Zionism?
A
the plan to let Arabs and Jews share the land in Palestine equally
B
the hope that all governments will be based on religious principles
C
the idea that all religious groups should have their own states
D
the belief that Jews deserved to return to their homeland in Palestine where they had lived hundreds of years earlier.
4) What occurred during the Holocaust?
A
Large deposits of oil were discovered in modern-day Iran.
B
Millions of Jews were taken to concentration camps and killed.
C
Turkey fell under the leadership of Ataturk and his followers.
D
Egypt invaded Israel over a dispute concerning the Jordan River.
5) In 1948, the United Nations divided the land of Palestine between the Arabs and the Jews. Which country was created by this action?
A
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
B
the State of Israel
C
the Republic of Turkey
D
the Islamic Republic of Iran
6) What is a source of conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians?
A
the Persian Gulf conflict in 1990-91
B
the creation of modern Israel in 1948
C
the formation of OPEC in 1960
D
the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869
7) Which statement BEST describes developments in the Middle East since the conclusion of World War II?
A
Most countries in the region have adopted constitutions that guarantee equal rights for all citizens.
B
Manufacturing has become the region’s main economic activity.
C
Most citizens in the region have come to enjoy a high standard of living.
D
Religion has played a major role in creating conflict in the region.
8) What caused the United States to enter the Persian Gulf conflict in 1991?
A
Saddam Hussein and the Ba’ath Party of Iraq were responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
B
Saudi Arabia began an invasion of Israel in order to control the Suez Canal.
C
The United States embassy in Iran was overtaken, and dozens of Americans were being held hostage.
D
Iraq invaded Kuwait, and billions of barrels of oil were threatened.
9) Why did the United States begin an invasion of Afghanistan in 2001?
A
The United Nations asked the United States to overthrow the government of Afghanistan.
B
The United States was afraid that Afghanistan was working to develop WMDs, and they wanted to put an end to the program.
C
Afghanistan invaded the country of Israel and threatened the United States’ supply of oil.
D
The U.S. believed that Afghanistan was offering safety to al-Qaeda, the organization that attacked the U.S. on 9/11/2001.
10) Why did the United States overthrow the government of Iraq in 2003?
A
Iraq was protecting Osama bin Laden from being captured by American troops.
B
The government of the United States believed that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).
C
Iraqi terrorists threatened to capture the city of Mecca from Saudi Arabia.
D
The United States wanted to take possession of all oil reserves within Iraq.
11) Why is the U.S. so interested in resolving conflicts in the Middle East?
A
The U.S. wants to preserve historical sites in SW Asia.
B
The U.S. enforces laws proposed by OPEC.
C
The U.S. wants to stop the spread of communism in SW Asia.
D
The U.S. depends on natural resources found in SW Asia.
12) The main cause of the division between the Sunni and Shia Muslims was:
A
the formation of the Ottoman Empire
B
how to colonize northern Africa
C
a dispute over who the spirtual leaders should be
D
constant invasions from the Europeans
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