Unit 4 Test Study Guide

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How did European involvement in Middle Eastern affairs change after WWI and the Ottoman Empire's collapse?

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European powers drew up new political borders in the region without consulting political, cultural, or historic realities.

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Following the end of the Mandate System, which country lost control of both Lebanon and Syria?

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France

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In 1948, the state of Israel was formed to give which group of people a homeland?

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Jews

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Which territory was controlled by Great Britain in the years following World War I and lost land when the nation of Israel was created in 1948?

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Palestine

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The MAIN source of conflict in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians is: Religious differences, Territorial disputes, Economic issues, Cultural misunderstandings

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Territorial disputes

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The dispute that the successor to Muhammad needed to be a blood relative led to what split in Islam?

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Sunni/Shia

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Which part of the document makes it clear that the United States supports the formation of the state of Israel?

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"The United States recognizes"

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Shia Muslims believe that the caliphate should pass via the bloodline of

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Ali

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What is the MAIN difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims?

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The Sunni believe in the idea of Monotheism.

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What event led to the United States bombing Afghanistan on October 7, 2001?

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Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon