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Conflicts In Middle East

Test Description: SW Asia Conflicts

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1) What large territory was partitioned as a result of being on the losing side in World War I?

AOttoman BArab CPersian DBabylonian

2) Which European countries were tasked with drawing new borders for Middle Eastern countries?

AGermany and Great Britain BFrance and Great Britain CItaly and France DFrance and Germany

3) Which Arab countries were consulted in partitioning the Ottoman territory?

ANone BTurkey CSaudi Arabia DIraq

4) France and Great Britain weren’t thinking about ethnic or religious difference when they created the borders. What were they interested in?

ACoffee BGold COil DSpreading Religion

5) What lies at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East?

AGold BDisputes over land and religion CTechnology DFarming

6) What has happened to the Kurds as a result of the unfair partitioning of their homeland?

AThis people group moved to the US. BThis people group has no home country. CThis people group has a country called Kurdistan DThey are a happy people group.

7) How do Palestinians feel about the creation of Israel?

AThey want to convert to Judaism BHappy to share with Jews. CSad that they are not called one people group. DAngry, deny that Israel has a right to exist.

8) What is a site of continual conflict between Israelis and Palestinians?

ADead Sea BSea of Galilee CTemples DGaza Strip

9) What brought about the split in Islam to Sunni and Shia?

ANothing really / They did not split BThe belief that Jesus was a Prophet CPower / Who would be the leader after Muhammed died DThe belief that Abraham was not an original descendent

10) What happened to Iran’s government in 1979?

AThe country made a national holiday BFundamentalist Muslims overtook the government and imposed strict Islamic law CIran reached out to Iraq for peace talks DIran and Saudi Arabia celebrated a peace treaty

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