Religion & Middle East

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Representatives from France and England met during WWII to divide up the Middle East. What was the name of the agreement they came up with?

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The Balfour Declaration

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The Uprising in 2010 that started in Tunisia and led many Middle Eastern countries to change their government systems was called:

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The Arab Spring

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Who are the people who would like to be an independent nation that straddles the borders of Syria, Iran, Iraq, and Turkey?

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Kurds

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What do you call someone who is forced to flee (due to famine, war, political instability, etc.) their home and flee to another country?

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Refugee

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The Balfour Declaration had declared British support for ___________________________.

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a Jewish nation-state in Palestine

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What is the Organization that has historically tried to establish a homeland for Palestinian Arabs?

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PLO

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If a government uses Islamic beliefs and the Qur’an to create laws, this is called:

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Sharia Law

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Which group is responsible for its harsh and strict rule of Afghanistan and protecting terrorists?

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Taliban

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In 1979, Ruhollah Khomeini, an Islamic Fundamentalist political and religious leader, took control of Iran. This is an example of what type of government? Options: Absolute Monarchy, Theocracy, Dictatorship, Anarchy

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Theocracy

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ISIS has been considered a major threat to which of the following countries in the Middle East? Syria & Iraq, Iran & Iran, Israel & Egypt, Turkey & Russia

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Syria & Iraq