PART TWO - Unit 4 SW Asia History Test 2019 Question Preview (ID: 48413)


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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

Saddam Hussein was the leader of what country from 1979 to 2003?
a) Afghanistan
b) Iran
c) Iraq
d) Pakistan

What was the primary goal of the United States and its allies in the Persian Gulf War in 1991?
a) Liberate Kuwait from Iraqi forces.
b) Open shipping lanes for oil tankers
c) Disrupt the Al Qaeda terrorist network.
d) End the rule of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein

Which of these is a belief common to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
a) They are all centered in Africa.
b) They are all monotheistic faiths.
c) They all were founded in the same century.
d) September 11th Terrorist Attacks, 2001

What event led to the United States bombing Afghanistan on October 7, 2001?
a) The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
b) Taking of American hostages in Tehran
c) Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
d) Ronald Reagan telling Gorbachev Tear down this wall!

All of these are examples of ethnic groups EXCEPT the term
a) Arab
b) Kurd
c) Muslim
d) Persian

• 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) Galilee
c) Jerusalem
d) Mecca

Which BEST explains why Israel became a nation-state in Palestine after 1948?
a) After the Ottoman empire was dismantled after World War I a new Jewish nation-state was created.
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) Fears that Palestine was becoming a communist state led the United States into creating Israel as a democratic country in the

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 Jews were fleeing the expansion and oppression of the Germany government.
c) European governments were able to establish peace in the region for the first time in decades.
d) European powers drew up new political borders in the region without consulting political, cultural, or historic realities.

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 caused a lack of political unity in the region.
b) The Ottomans had supported the independence of states in the region.
c) The Ottoman sympathizers struck at military targets operated by Britain.
d) The Ottoman collapse allowed for greater Soviet influence in the Middle East.

How did the UN respond to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in January 1991?
a) Armies from several countries were sent to push out the Iraqis
b) The UN approved the use of nuclear weapons to end the attack
c) The UN refused to participate so the U.S. had to send troops
d) Peace keepers were sent in to convince the Iraqis to leave Kuwait

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