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SW Asia History
Test Description: SW Asia History
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1) 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 people moved there to take advantage of the better climate.
B
European governments were able to establish peace in the region for the first time in decades.
C
European Jews were fleeing the expansion and oppression of the Germany government.
D
European powers drew up new political borders in the region without consulting political, cultural, or historic realities
2) Which group is generally held responsible for the terror attacks of September 11, 2001?
A
PLO
B
Al-Qaeda
C
Hezbollah
D
Taliban
3) Many people around the world agreed with the formation of the state of Israel because of the events associated with
A
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
B
Pearl Harbor
C
the Holocaust
D
D-Day
4) Since the creation of Israel in 1948
A
Israel has helped the nations in the region form democratic governments.
B
the United Nations has acted as the central government in the region.
C
there have been ongoing conflicts between Israel and the Arab world
D
the nations of the Middle East have worked together peacefully.
5) What was the name of the political movement dedicated to establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine?
A
Isolationism
B
Zionism
C
Anti-Semitism
D
Nationalism
6) After the formation of Israel on May 14, 1948, what was the reaction of surrounding Arab nations?
A
Arab nations signed a peace treaty with the new nation of Israel.
B
The Arab nations built up their militaries in preparation for an attack the following year.
C
The five surrounding nations immediately attacked Israel.
D
A coalition of Arab nations introduced the Partition Plan for Palestine to the United Nations.
7) In 1948, the state of Israel was formed to give which group of people a homeland?
A
Hindus
B
Muslims
C
Jewish
D
Christians
8) 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
organizing the Taliban to resist Soviet occupation
D
running the largest dictatorship in the Middle East
9) President George H. Bush was able to convince U.N. forces to invade Iraq in a military effort known as Operation Desert Storm because nations feared
A
Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait was an attempt to control the oil in the Persian Gulf.
B
Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein threatened to join forces with Iran and create a militant Islamic federation.
C
Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein planned to invade Saudi Arabia next, which was an important U.S. ally.
D
Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein was working with the terrorist group Al Qaeda to develop biological weapons of mass destruction.
10) In the Islamic religion a disagreement about Muhammad's successor led to what?
A
The Crusades
B
The beginnings of Christianity
C
the Sunni and Shi'a split
D
The end of the Islamic religion
11) What event led to the United States bombing Afghanistan on October 7, 2001?
A
The soviet invasion of Afghanistan
B
Ronald Reagan telling Gorbachev Tear down this wall!
C
The taking of American hostages in Tehran
D
Attacks of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
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