AKS 49c

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How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel?

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They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them.

Front

Today, a major cause of conflict in the Middle East is fighting between which two groups over land?

Back

Jews and Palestinians

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What is the chief source of the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East?

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the creation of the State of Israel, which displaced the Palestinian majority

Front

On which area of the map would you MOST likely find people belonging to the Kurdish ethnic group?

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What is the MAIN difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims?

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The Shia wanted a family member of Muhammad to succeed him.

Front

Which of these statements regarding Southwest Asia (the Middle East) is MOST correct? Most countries contain a single ethnic group. The Kurdish people do not have an ethnic homeland. Palestinians have been in frequent conflict with Egyptian settlers since the 1940s. Sunni and Shia Muslims disagree on religious matters but share power peacefully in many governments.

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The Kurdish people do not have an ethnic homeland.

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Which of these branches of Islam has always had the majority of followers since the Sunni–Shia split? Shia, Sufi, Sunni, Wahhabi

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Sunni

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What was the outcome of the 1948 War between the new state of Israel and the Arabs living in and around Palestine?

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Israel won the war and the new State of Israel was even larger than originally planned

Front

How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel?

Back

They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them.

Front

Today, a major cause of conflict in the Middle East is fighting between which two groups over land?

Back

Jews and Palestinians