49c Land & Religion Conflicts in ME DOK 1 10 question

live in Syria, Turkey, Iran, Iraq

• Kurds
• Persians
• Arabs

The term conflict means....

• a treaty signed between two sides
• a celebration organized between two sides
• a spreading of new religion between two sides
• a struggle or disagreement between two sides

Why was there international support to create the state of Israel in 1948?

• the land was unoccupied at the time
• the Holocaust opened peoples' eyes to the persecution of the Jews
• Arab countries in the area supported the creation of a Jewish homeland
• all national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were promised homelands by the UN

How did the Arab community respond to the UN Partition Plan?

• they rejected it & attacked Israel
• they rejected it & attacked Palestinians
• they accepted it
• they ignored it

Israeli refers to which ethnic group in the Arab-Israeli conflict?

• Muslims
• Judas
• Jews
• Jordanians  

What nationality are the Arabs in the Arab-Israeli conflict?

• Jews
• Christians
• Palestinians

• Muslims

Who created the state of Israel in 1948?

• The British
• United States
• Arabs
• United Nations

Which countries have Sunni and Shia in conflict?

• Iraq

• Israel

• Palestine

• Syria

What are two reasons for conflict among countries in the Middle East?

• Land

• Religion

• Language

• Finances

Which group was separated and would like their own independent nation?

• Israelis

• Palestinians

• Iraqis

• Kurds