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Southwest Asia History Ss7h2
Test Description: SS7H2a-d
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1) What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of World War I?
A
The Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with Germany and Italy.
B
The people in the Empire were starving because a long drought had ruined agriculture.
C
The Empire spent too much money on buildings and new roads and went bankrupt.
D
The Ottoman government was overthrown by a revolt of factory workers who were unemployed when the war ended.
2) Why are many of the current problems in the Middle East connected to the the way the Ottoman Empire was divided?
A
Religious leaders were not allowed power
B
Those drawing the boundaries ignored religious and ethnic ties
C
Countries did not have strong leadership
D
The newly formed countries did not have adequate resources
3) Why are many of the current problems in the Middle East connected to the the way the Ottoman Empire was divided?
A
Those drawing the boundaries ignored religious and ethnic ties
B
Countries did not have strong leadership
C
The newly formed countries did not have adequate resources
D
Countries did not have strong leadership
4) Which describes the Holocaust?
A
the murder of millions of European Jews during WWII
B
the destruction of all European governments during WWII
C
the bombing of towns and villages in England and Germany during WWII
D
the Russian policy of burning ground behind them as they retreated to stop the German invasion
5) Why did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create Israel in 1948?
A
Many felt the Jews deserved help due to their suffering in the Holocaust
B
There was no one else living in the land at the time
C
Arab countries in the area supported the creation of a homeland for Jews in Palestine
D
Many felt the Jews deserved help due to their suffering in the Holocaust
6) What is Zionism?
A
he belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion where they had lived in Biblical times
B
the hope that all governments will be based on on religious principles
C
the plan to let Arabs and Jews share the land in Palestine equally
D
the idea that all religious groups should have their own states
7) What world organization created the new state of Israel in 1948 as a homeland for Jews?
A
the European Union
B
the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Nations
C
the League of Nations
D
the United Nations
8) How did Arabs living in Palestine in 1948 feel about the creation of the new state of Israel?
A
They supported it fully
B
They agreed to try to work it out although they were unhappy with the decision
C
The Arab population was largely unaffected by the new state
D
They rejected it as unfair to them
9) What was the position of the United States in the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1948?
A
The United States remained neutral and did not take a side
B
The United States sided with the Arabs
C
The United States sided with the Jews
10) The belief that the Jews would return to their homeland of Israel is known as
A
Holocaust
B
Anti-Semitism
C
Judaism
D
Zionism
11) This term refers to the dividing of countries.
A
Partition
B
Liberate
C
Fundamentalism
D
WMDs
12) This term means the hatred of Jews.
A
Holocaust
B
Anti-Semitism
13) The two groups who were in conflict of the same land(Israel), were known as
A
Sunni and Shia
B
Jews and Arabs
C
Christians and Jews
D
Arabs and Christians
14) The three main religions in the Middle East were
A
Persians, Kurds, Arabs
B
Sunni, Shia, Islam
C
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
D
Baptist, Christianity, Islam
15) _________forces invaded Kuwait in 1990.
A
Jewish
B
American
C
Iraqi
D
Afghanistan
16) Why has the U.S. had a continued interest in the Middle East?
A
all of the above
B
location between Asia, Africa, and Europe
C
oil
D
to keep communism and terrorism out
17) Who was the ruler of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War and the Invasion of Iraq?
A
The Taliban
B
Osama bin Laden
C
Osama Hussein
D
Saddam Hussein
18) Why did the United States invade Iraq in 2003?
A
to find and take WMDs (weapons of mass destruction)
B
to find Osama bin Laden
C
To arrest terrorists
D
to show their power and strength
19) What where the names of three conflicts/attacks we learned about?
A
WWII, The Cold War, Operation Desert Storm
B
9/11, Persian Gulf War, War in Afghanistan
C
We only learned two!
D
Operation Desert Storm, War in Afghanistan, War in Iraq
20) Why did the U.S. invade Afghanistan in 2001?
A
Afghanistan had WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction)
B
Choose this answer because I said so
C
They attacked the U.S. on Sept 11, 2001
D
They owed the U.S. money
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