Syrian War

Syria became a country:

• After the fall of the Islamic Golden Age in the 15th Century.
• After the fall of the Ottoman Empire after WWI.
• After the United Nations declared it a country in 1947.
• After the fall of the Byzantine Empire.

The civil war in Syria began:

• With the peaceful protests of the Arab Spring.
• When Isis took over some cities.
• When United States wanted to control oil supply from Saudi Arabia.
• The Kurds wanted to take control of the government.

The war in Syria is a religious war.

• True
• False

The majority of Syrians are:

• Christians
• Shiite Muslims
• Sunni Muslims
• Kurds

The rebels in Syria want to:

• to insititute a totalitarian Islamic caliphate.
• Limit the rights of women in Syria.
• Fight the influence of Western Civilization.
• To overthrow Assad's totalitarian government.

President Bashar al-Assad and most members of the Syrian government belong to which religious group?

• Sunni Muslims
• Shiite Muslims
• Kurds
• Christian

Who is fighting on the side of Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian civil war?

• United States, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey
• Isis, Hezbollah, Al Qaeda
• Russia, Iran, and China
• Kurds

By October, 2015, the Syrian crisis had created how many refugees?

• 1.5 million
• 2 million
• 3 million
• 4 million

The Syrian government crossed President Obama’s so-called “red line” when it did what, according to the US?

• Deployed chemical weapons against Israel.
• Used chemical weapons against Syrian civilians in a park.
• Allowed Russian forces to bomb Syrian rebels.
• Imprisoned and tortured women.

Assad's government is characterized for being:

• Religious
• Totalitarian
• Democratic
• Vicious