Middle East Conflicts

Which of the following statements best describe the Zionist movement?

• A desire to give Jews a homeland in Palestine

• An organization of Nazis, hand-picked by Hitler

• Committment to bring Nazi war criminals to justice

• A group of IJewish resistance fighters

British mandate that established a homeland for Jewish people

• Palestine Promisory Note

• Jewish Judicial Declaration

• Balfour Declaration

• British Judea Promise

Palestinians rejected the return of Jews because they had a strong sense of

• Entitlement

• Nationalism

• Religion

• Compassion

When Egyptian President Gamal Nasser wanted to make improvements; the US and the Soviet Union were once again at odds.

• Suez Canal

• Holocaust museum

• King Tut's monument

• Great Pyramids of Giza

The first major peace agreement between Israel and a surrounding Arab nation (Egypt).

• Camp David Accords

• Carter Tent Agreement

• Arab-Israeli Pact

• Sand and Surf Treaty

The root cause of much MODERN conflict in the Middle East

• oil

• land

• religion

• fortnight

When Iraq invaded Kuwait that was the official start of

• Operation Desert Storm

• The Persian Gulf War

• The Vietnam War

• The War in Afghanistan

The Persian Gulf war resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

• Large amounts of WMD's were found in Iraq

• Kuwait gained freedom

• Saddam Hussein was allowed to stay in power in Iraq

• US invaded Iraq less than two years after the Sept. 11

The United Nations invaded Kuwait and Iraq during Operation Desert Storm" because

• Kuwait was a major supplier of oil to the United States

• Israel attacked Iraq to persuade neighboring Arab nations to join

• Saddam Hussein launched missiles at the U.S

• US suspected Hussein of mercantilism

The most likely motivation for the attacks of September 11, 2001 is

• Al Qaeda wanted revenge on US for assisting Israel and intervening in affairs in the Middle East.

• Al Sharpton wanted to send troops to attack the Palestinians

• Al Roker wanted to prove that he was the best meterologist

• Isis pilots were flying blindfolded over New York