Syrian

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 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

In an effort to escape the crisis in her home country, the ________ found herself in a new country, unfamiliar and seemingly unwelcoming.  

• Refugee
• Internally Displaced Person
• Migrant
• Revolutionary

a person forced to flee his or her own country because of danger or persecution

• migrant
• refugee
• immigrant

a person who goes from one place to another, especially to find work

• refugee
• migrant
• asylum

a law making body in Europe

• European Association
• United Nations of Europe
• European Union

protection given by a government to someone who has left his or her country to escape war or persecution

• Diplomatic Priviledge
• Resettlement
• Asylum

Region in western Asia and northeast Africa that includes the nations on the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.

• Middle East
• Far East
• Eurasia