SW Asia History Review

What Muslim Empire controlled much of the Middle East leading up to WWI?

• Byzantine Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Roman Empire

• British Empire

Which two countries partitioned (divided) the Middle East into countries after World War I?

• Britain and France

• France and Germany

• Britain and Canada

• Italy and Portugal

Who made the decision to split up Palestine and use part of it to create Israel for the Jews?

• British

• Palestine

• United States

• United Nations

During World War II, 6 million Jews were killed in what is called the _______________.

• Generation of Genocide

• Apartheid

• Night of Broken Glass

• Holocaust

What is Zionism?

• Hatred and discrimination against the Jews

• Jews desire for their own land anywhere in the world

• Jews desire for their own land in Israel

• When 6 million Jews were killed during WWII

Who wanted to ride the world of "its Jewish problem"?

• Osama bin Laden

• Adolf Hitler

• Saddam Hussein

• zionists

What is an extreme discrimination against Jews called?

• anit-semitism

• imperialism

• zionism

• apartheid

Iraq invaded Kuwait and the United States forces joined to help Kuwait in this war:

• Vietnam War

• Persian Gulf War

• Korean War

• Sunni War

What was the main disagreement between the Sunnis and the Shias?

• Sunnis believed that Muhammad was not a prophet, but instead was actually a God

• Shias believed that the leader should be a descendant or relative of Muhammad, while Sunnis thought it should be the best person for the job.

• Shias believed that the leader should be the best person for the job, while Sunnis thought is should be a descendant or relative of Muhammad

• Shias didn’t believe that Muhammad was a prophet, but instead was actually a God

Why did the Jews want to go to Israel?

• It was the land that God promised Abraham.

• They wanted a country of their own where they wouldn’t be persecuted and in danger.

• all of the above