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PART TWO - Unit 4 SW Asia History Test 2019
Test Description: Middle East History
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was Osama bin Laden BEST known for?
A
founding an Islamic extremist terrorist group
B
destroying the oil rigs of Kuwait in the 1990s
C
running the largest dictatorship in the Middle East
D
organizing the Taliban to resist Soviet occupation
2) Saddam Hussein was the leader of what country from 1979 to 2003?
A
Afghanistan
B
Iraq
C
Iran
D
Pakistan
3) What was the primary goal of the United States and its allies in the Persian Gulf War in 1991?
A
Disrupt the Al Qaeda terrorist network.
B
End the rule of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein
C
Open shipping lanes for oil tankers
D
Liberate Kuwait from Iraqi forces.
4) Which of these is a belief common to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
A
September 11th Terrorist Attacks, 2001
B
They are all monotheistic faiths.
C
They are all centered in Africa.
D
They all were founded in the same century.
5) What event led to the United States bombing Afghanistan on October 7, 2001?
A
Taking of American hostages in Tehran
B
Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
C
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
D
Ronald Reagan telling Gorbachev Tear down this wall!
6) All of these are examples of ethnic groups EXCEPT the term
A
Arab
B
Persian
C
Kurd
D
Muslim
7) • contains the Dome of the Rock, a holy site for Muslims • contains the Wailing Wall, a holy site for Jews • city where Jesus was crucified, making it a holy site for Christians - What city is being described here?
A
Bethlehem
B
Jerusalem
C
Galilee
D
Mecca
8) Which BEST explains why Israel became a nation-state in Palestine after 1948?
A
Fears that Palestine was becoming a communist state led the United States into creating Israel as a democratic country in the
B
The United Nations decided that Jewish people needed a homeland after six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.
C
Palestine was divided into two nation-states to be occupied by the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II.
D
After the Ottoman empire was dismantled after World War I a new Jewish nation-state was created.
9) Immediately after the end of World War I and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, European countries increased their involvement in Middle Eastern political and economic affairs. Which of these BEST explains how this change took place?
A
European governments were able to establish peace in the region for the first time in decades.
B
European people moved there to take advantage of the better climate.
C
European powers drew up new political borders in the region without consulting political, cultural, or historic realities.
D
European Jews were fleeing the expansion and oppression of the Germany government.
10) The collapse of the Ottoman Empire following World War I negatively impacted the Middle East/Southwest Asia. Which of these BEST explains why the collapse caused negative results?
A
The Ottoman collapse allowed for greater Soviet influence in the Middle East.
B
The Ottoman sympathizers struck at military targets operated by Britain.
C
The Ottoman collapse caused a lack of political unity in the region.
D
The Ottomans had supported the independence of states in the region.
11) How did the UN respond to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in January 1991?
A
The UN approved the use of nuclear weapons to end the attack
B
The UN refused to participate so the U.S. had to send troops
C
Armies from several countries were sent to push out the Iraqis
D
Peace keepers were sent in to convince the Iraqis to leave Kuwait
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