Middle East History

Hatred towards the Jewish people as an ethnic or religious group, often accompanied by social, economic and political discrimination.

• Antisemitism

• Propaganda

• Stereotype

• Favoritism

What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire? 

• They were on the losing side of WWI
• Factory worker rebelled 
• A famine led to a farmer revolt
• The empire went bankrupt

Who was given a mandate over Palestine after WWI? 

• the Ottoman Emprire
• Holocaust survivors
• the British
• the United Nations

Why did many people support Zionism after WWII? 

• no one else was living on the land at that time
• the Palestinians agreed that it was important to help the Jews
• many people felt sympathy for Holocaust survivors
• all former Ottoman subjects were being given their own countries

What did supporters of Zionism believe? 

• that Palestinians deserved the land in Palestine
• the Jews deserved a homeland in their Promised Land
• the Jews deserved a homeland somewhere in Europe
• Palestinians and Jews should share a homeland

Who supported Palestinians when war broke out with Israel? 

• the United States
• major European Nations
• neighboring Arab countries
• the Soviet Union

What is an example of anti-semitism during WWII?

• Jews were given their homeland promised in the bible
• Jews were allowed to immigrate to the country of their choice
• Jews were promised they would have a homeland
• Jews were persecuted and sent to concentration camps

How do Palestinians view Israeli settlements in the West Bank? 

• an opportunity to develop the land
• an opportunity to become more diverse
• and invasion of their land
• an act of peace and unity

What has happened to many Palestinian refugees? 

• they have been able to return home
• they are still living in refugee camps
• they have become citizens of Israel
• they have given up their claims to the land

What is the United States main economic interest in Southwest Asia? 

• water
• oil
• tourism
• trade