History of Southwest Asia Test

What large empire broke up after World War I?

• Roman Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Persian Empire

Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after the breakup up this empire?

• Germany

• Great Britian

• France

• United States

• Italy

What problems did the new boundaries cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries?

• All of the new countries had a low standard of living.

• The new countries included people who did not have much in common.

• Most of the new countries were in the desert, so it was hard to find work.

• People in the new countries could no longer practice their religion.

What is anti-semitism?

• Denying rights to women

• Refusal to allow the practice of any religion

• Hatred of the Jews

• Hatred of the Arabs

During World War II, six million Jews were killed in what is called

• The Holocaust

• Kristallnacht

• Apartheid

• Diaspora

The international movement for the establishment of a Jewish national homeland is known as what?

• Anti-Semitism

• The Holocaust

• Diaspora

• Zionism

Which European country ruled the area of Palestine after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire?

• France

• Great Britian

• Germany

• Italy

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

• There was no one else living in the land.

• Many felt that Jews deserved help because they suffered so much in the Holocaust.

• The Jewish people had a religious connection to the land.

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

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

• They were unaffected by the new state.

• They supported it fully.

• They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them.

• They were unhappy but agreed to work it out.

Today, a major cause of conflict in Southwest Asia is fighting between which groups over land?

• Persians

• Iranians

• Jews

• Egyptians

• Arabs