Shaping of the Middle East

What three religions all consider the holy lands sacred to them.

• Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam

• Christianity, Islam, Judaism

• Judaism, Hinduism, Islam

• Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism

What was Israel called prior to WWII?

• British Mandate

• Palestine

• Jordan

• Egypt

What group of people immigrated to Israel after WWI and WWII?

• Christians

• Buddhists

• Muslims

• Jews

What was the name of the war where Israel gained control of the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Golan Heights?

• 6 day war

• 100 year war

• Intifada

• WWII

What two regions of Israel are dedicated spaces for the Palestinians?

• West Bank and Lebanon

• Gaza Strip and West Bank

• Jordan and Gaza Strip

• Sinai Peninsula and Jordan

Why was Israel created?

• The Jewish people claimed it as their homeland and after the holocaust / WWII the land was given to them.

• The Jewish people were pushed off the land during the holocaust and then wanted the land back.

• The Soviet Union controlled it during the cold war and then passed it on the Palestinians.

• The Palestinians had taken the land from the Jewish people.

Yasser Arafat was the leader of what group?

• Israeli Prime Minister

• PLO

• IDF

• Hamas

What terrorist group has used suicide bombers and mob brutality to strike fear in the Israeli’s and tried to gain land back for the Palestinians?

• Taliban

• Hamas

• IDF

• Mujahedeen

Which of the following countries were NOT formed after the fall of the Soviet Union?

• Pakistan

• Georgia

• Afghanistan

• Kazakhstan

During the 1800’s Britain and Russia fought over this country for access to the Indian Ocean and to protect India.

• Iraq

• Pakistan

• Afghanistan

• India