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Why did the US go to war against Iraq in 2003?
a) Iraq was threatening Afghanistan with nukes.
b) The UN believed Iraq was about to invade Kuwait again.
c) Iraqi troops launched and attack on Saudi Arabia, our ally.
d) The US gov. thought the Iraqi leader was developing WMDs

When war began in Palestine, what countries joined them to try to stop the creation of Israel?
a) the US
b) Neighboring Arab countries
c) the major nations of Europe
d) the countries belonging to the UN

Why did the UN try to stop Iraq from taking over Kuwait in 1990?
a) The UN wanted to destroy Iraq.
b) The only job of the UN is military action around the world.
c) The economies of many countries depend on their oil.
d) The UN has to help when a member has a conflict with another

The more colonies a European nations has, the more power they have, this concept is known as:
a) communism
b) democracy
c) imperialism
d) socialism

The preplanned murder of an entire nationals, racial, political, or ethnic group is called:
a) the Holocaust
b) genocide
c) refuge
d) independence

What large empire broke up after WWI?
a) Roman Empire
b) Arabic Empire
c) Ottoman Empire
d) Aztec Empire

What organization was formed i n 1960 by five oil-rich countries?
a) Org. of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
b) Org. of Petroleum Importing Countries (OPIC)
c) Countries Selling Oil (CSO)
d) Countries With Oil for Sale (CWOS)

The State of Israel was established in
a) 1802
b) 1980
c) 1948
d) 1984

What are the three main oil-producing Middle Eastern countries?
a) Israel, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia
b) Turkey, Israel, and Saudi Arabia
c) Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia
d) Iran, Iraq, and Turkey

Wars fought between opposing sides within a single nation are what type of conflict?
a) disagreements
b) civil wars
c) world wars
d) revolutions

Which two countries divided the Middle East into countries after WWI?
a) Britain and France
b) Britain and Canada
c) France and Germany
d) Italy and Portugal

During WWII six million Jews were killed in what is called the:
a) Generation of Genocide
b) Apartheid
c) Night of Broken Glass
d) Holocaust

A major conflict in the Middle East is between Arab states and:
a) Israel
b) Iraq
c) Iran
d) Turkey

The movement to unite displaced Jews and settle them in Palestine was called:
a) Anti-Semitism
b) Zionism
c) Homecoming
d) Immigration

Who wanted to rid the world of its Jewish problem?
a) Osama bin-Laden
b) Saddam Hussein
c) Adolf Hitler
d) Zionists

Prejudice against Jews is known as:
a) Anti-Semitism
b) Zionism
c) Imperialism
d) Apartheid

Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?
a) Kuwait
b) Afghanistan
c) Iraq
d) Israel

Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in which war?
a) Vietnam War
b) Korean War
c) Persian Gulf War
d) Sunni/Shiite War

When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York City?
a) 1999
b) 2005
c) 1980
d) 2001

What country did US forces enter to look for terrorist leader Osama bin-Laden?
a) Afghanistan
b) Iran
c) Israel
d) Kuwait

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