WHMT 23.2

What religion predominates in Syria, Lebanon, & Jordan, independent after WWII?

• Muslim
• Catholic Christianity
• Hindu
• Judaism

What did a United Nations resolution in 1948 do in Palestine?

• Divided it into Jewish & Arab states
• Set up a Communist dictatorship there
• Declared an Arab monarchy based in Jerusalem
• Declared war against the Palestinian Arabs

What British/French company did Egyptian president Nasser seize in 1956?

• Suez Canal Company
• Pyramids of Giza, Inc.
• Arab-American Oil Co.
• Mount Sinai

Why did Israel launch air strikes against Egypt & other Arab neighbors on June 5, 1967?

• Israel feared attack
• To conquer Arab lands
• Communists were in power there
• To trigger a domino effect across the Middle East

When did Arab forces led by Anwar el-Sadat launch a new attack against Israel?

• 1973
• 1967
• 1980
• 1956

What did Palestinian Arabs lead in the territories occupied by Israel since the 1967 war?

• "intifada" or uprising
• Peaceful protests & demonstrations
• Communist revolution

When did the shah's gov't collapse (in Iran), replaced by an Islamic republic led by Ayatollah Khomeini?

• 1979
• 1991
• 2002
• 1994

What country did Iraq, under Saddam Hussein, attack in 1980, using child-soldiers & chemical weapons?

• Iran
• United States
• Soviet Union
• ISIS

What country invaded Iraq in 2003, toppling Hussein because "he appeared to threaten the use of weapons of mass destruction"?

• Iran
• United States
• Soviet Union
• Israel

What country declared independence on May 14, 1948, aiming to be a homeland for Jews?

• Jordan
• Iraq
• Iran
• Israel