Israel - Creation, War in Afghanistan, and US-Iraq Conflicts

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Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 to gain control of Kuwait's _____.

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Oil Reserves

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Zionism is

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the name of the political movement dedicated to establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

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Which of the following events were Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda terrorists group responsible? September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., Invasion of Kuwait, Operation Iraqi Freedom, The Holocaust

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September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington D.C.

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The five surrounding Arab nations immediately attacked Israel

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the day it was created in 1948.

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Which of these was the biggest influence in the United Nations to recognize Israel as a nation-state in 1948?
WWI, the Holocaust, discovery of oil, the Middle East crisis

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the Holocaust

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Which BEST explains why Israel became a nation-state in Palestine after 1948?

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The United Nations decided that Jewish people needed a homeland after six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.

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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? European people moved there to take advantage of the better climate. European Jews were fleeing the expansion and oppression of the Germany government. European governments were able to establish peace in the region for the first time in decades. European powers drew up new political borders in the region without consulting political, cultural, or historic realities.

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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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Why was the decision to form the nation of Israel made by the United Nations (UN)?

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Great Britain had promised the same land to both Jews and Arabs and needed the UN to fix the issue.

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What large empire broke up after World War I?

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Ottoman Empire

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Which two countries divided the Middle East into countries after World War I?

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Britain and France