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Middle East History Review

Authored by MaryBeth Broxterman

History

7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of World War I?

The Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with Germany and Italy.
The Empire spent too much money on buildings and new roads and went bankrupt.
THe people in the Empire were starving because a long drought had ruined agriculture.
The Ottoman government was overthrown by a revolt of factory workers who were unemployed when the war ended.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who drew up the boundaries of the new countries created from the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I?

United States
Ottoman rulers
European politicians
Middle Eastern Governments

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are many of the current problems in the Middle East connected to the the way the Ottoman Empire was divided?

Those drawing the boundaries ignored religious and ethnic ties 
The newly formed countries did not have adequate resources
Countries did not have strong leadership
Religious leaders were not allowed power

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which describes the Holocaust?

the murder of millions of European Jews during WWII
the destruction of all European governments during WWII
the bombing of towns and villages in England and Germany during WWII
the Russian policy of burning ground behind them as they retreated to stop the German invasion

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create Israel in 1948?

There was no one else living in the land at the time
Many felt the Jews deserved help due to their suffering in the Holocaust
Arab countries in the area supported the creation of a homeland for Jews in Palestine
All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were being given homelands at the same time

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is Zionism?

the idea that all religious groups should have their own states
the plan to let Arabs and Jews share the land in Palestine equally
the hope that all governments will be based on on religious principles
the belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion where they had lived in Biblical times

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What world organization created the new state of Israel in 1948 as a homeland for Jews?

the United Nations
the European Union
the League of Nations
the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Nations

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