History GMAS Review

Why are SW Asia and N Africa considered part of the same region, even though they are on separate continents?

• home to vast oil deposits
• located on two continents
• a crossroads of world trade
• linked by religious traditions

What climates are the most common in SW Asia and N. Africa? 

• Mediterranean and Arid
• Arid and semi arid 
• humid subtropical and marine west coast
• Humid subtropical and Rain forest 

What was the reason for U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf War?

• Terrorism
• Religion
• Land
• Oil

What was the reason for U.S. involvement in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?

• Terrorism
• Religion
• Land
• Oil

What is the movement where a group of people wanted Jews to go back to return to their ancient homeland?

• Holocaust
• Anti-semitism
• Zionist
• Nazis

Who was the dictator in Iraq during the Persian Gulf war?

• Saddam Hussein 
• Adolf Hitler
• Mao Zedong
• Mohandas Gandhi

Who attacked first in the operation Iraqi freedom?

• U.S. and allies
• Iraq
• Kuwait
• NATO

In Africa, the main cause of civil wars, conflict, and artificial political boundaries is

• African countries fighting for independence
• European partitioning (dividing) of African countries
• the African Slave Trade
• Pan-Africanism

European countries colonized Africa because 

• They heard about Africa's resources from explorers
• They were looking for raw materials and cheap labor
• They wanted new markets to sell products
• All of the Above

What movement sought to unify Africans around the world?

• Apartheid
• Pan-African Movement
• NAACP
• Civil Rights Movement