Middle East: Oil & History

As a result of persecution during World War II, the United Nations designated a Jewish homeland that became what country?

• Iran

• Israel

• Jerusalem

• Palestine

In 1948, the state of Israel was formed to give which group of people a homeland?

• Christians

• Hindus

• Jewish

• Muslim

Many people around the world agreed with the formation of the state of Israel because of the events associated with

• D-Day

• Pearl Harbor

• Holocaust

• Hiroshima & Nagasaki

After the formation of Israel on May 14, 1948, what was the reaction of surrounding Arab nations?

• The five surrounding nations immediately attacked Israel.

• Arab nations signed a peace treaty with the new nation of Israel.

• The Arab nations built up their militaries in preparation for an attack the following year.

• A coalition of Arab nations introduced the Partition Plan for Palestine to the United Nations.

The split into Sunni and Shia divisions of Islam can be traced to

• the failure to defeat invading forces from Persia.

• a loss of territory to religious rebels in Arabia.

• a dispute over the succession of Muhammad's wives.

• a dispute over the question of Muhammad's successor.

Shia Muslims believe that Muhammad divinely ordained his successor to be his cousin and son-in-law...

• Ali

• Ahmed

• Abu Bakr

• Abdul Mecid

What is the chief source of the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East?

• the creation of the State of Israel, which displaced the Palestinian majority

• the influx of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust to the Holy Land

• the desire of Zionist Jews to return to their biblical roots

• the persecution of Palestinians by the Jewish majority

On which area of the map would you MOST likely find people belonging to the Kurdish ethnic group?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

In the Islamic religion a disagreement about Muhammad's successor led to what?

• the Crusades

• the Sunni and Shi'a split

• the beginnings of Christianity

• the end of the Islamic religion

What is the MAIN difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims?

• The Sunni believe in the idea of Monotheism.

• The Shia pray towards Mecca five times every day.

• The Shia wanted a family member of Muhammad to succeed him.

• The Sunni fast from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan.