What is the main reason the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan?

Free the people from the brutal rule of the Taliban

To help the Afghans fight the Soviets

The U.S. wanted to fight the Taliban

What is the difference between the Sunni and the Shia?

The Shia thought that only Muhammad's descendants could become caliphs, but the Sunni were open to anyone as caliphs.

The Sunni like fighting, but the Shia do not.

The Shia came from Spain, and the Sunni came from Australia.

Europeans created artificial borders in the Middle East causing conflict between ethnic and religious groups. How were Europeans able to partition the land?

Europeans won land from the Ottoman Empire concluding WWI

Europeans persecuted Jews through the Holocaust

Jews were forced to leave by the Romans in the Diaspora

Immigrants moved to Palestine after WWII

What would be the BEST title for the image?

Partial Control of Kurdish territories

Why did the European Partitioning under the Sykes-Picot agreement cause conflict?

Europeans ignored historical and religious/ethnic borders.

Other European nations were upset they did not acquire more territory.

The French disagreed with the British on which land to mandate.

Countries were allowed to maintain wealth of natural resources.

Why are Sunnis and Shias in conflict today?

They fight for power in nations where there are both groups.

They are fighting over Muhammad.

Both want to create a new Islamic nation.

The only fighting is between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

What caused the War in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom)?

Iraq was thought to have WMDs and Saddam Hussein was seen as a threat

Why did the Sunni-Shia split happen?

They could not agree on who would lead Islam after the death of Mohammad.

The Sunni did not want a new leader, but the Shia did.

The Sunnis are Jewish and Shia are Muslims.

After Mohammad died they split because they could not agree on a holy city.

What is the goal of Kurdish nationalism?

to take over the country of Iraq

to take over the land of Palestine

How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel?

They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them.

They were unaffected by the new state.

They were unhappy but agreed to work it out.

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

Many felt the Jews deserved a homeland because the Holocaust.

No one else was living in the land.

Arab countries in the area supported the idea of a Jewish homeland.

All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were given homelands at that time.

Sunni & Shia conflict in Iraq and Syria Kurdish nationalism Israeli Jew & Palestinian Arab Conflict Which THEME unites the items above?

Land & Religion conflicts in the Middle East

US Involvement in the Middle East

Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust

Why is the US involved in the Middle East?

to fight against terrorism and to protect oil interests

so we can spread western influence on the eastern world

What are the 4 primary reasons for the establishment of the modern State of Israel in 1948?

Jewish promised land, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, and Zionism

Holocaust, anti-Semitism, Zionism, and birthplace of Jesus

partitioning, Judaism, anti-Semitism, and Zionism

Jewish holy land, the Holocaust, Islam, and Israel

Development and History of SW Asia

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Balfour Declaration demonstrated whose support for the Jews?

France

United States

Germany

Great Britain

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Arab Palestinians react to the UN Partition Plan of 1947?

Rejected it and declared war

Accepted it and declared war

Rejected it but remained peaceful

Accepted it and remained peaceful

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Through multiple wars, who gained control over the majority of Israel-Palestine?

Israeli Jews

Palestinian Arabs

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the movement for a Jewish home state?

anti-Semitism

Zionism

Holocaust

Palestinianization

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event occurred during WWII that pushed more Jews to Israel?

Holocaust

Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor

British promises to create a homeland for the Jews

Dropping of the atomic bomb

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who controlled the mandate of Palestine following the Ottoman Empire's collapse after World War I?

France

United States

Germany

Great Britain

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What caused the Persian Gulf War?

The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia

Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil

9-11 attacks

Iraq was thought to have WMDs

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How did the Arab Palestinians react to the UN Partition Plan of 1947?

Through multiple wars, who gained control over the majority of Israel-Palestine?

What is the name of the movement for a Jewish home state?

What event occurred during WWII that pushed more Jews to Israel?

Who controlled the mandate of Palestine following the Ottoman Empire's collapse after World War I?

What caused the Persian Gulf War?

Who was the Iraqi leader during the Persian Gulf War?

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The United States went to war to help liberate Kuwait in which war?

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