Continuing Conflict in SW Asia

Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?

• Israel

• Iraq

• Iran

• Turkey

In what year was the nation of Israel created?

• 1948

• 1999

• 1919

• 1984

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

• They were unaffected by the new state.

• They supported it.

• 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 the Middle East is fighting between which two groups over land?

• Arabs and Egyptians

• Persians and Iranians

• Jews and Palestinians

• Bedouins and Armenians

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

• No one else was living in the land.

• Many felt the Jews deserved a homeland because the Holocaust.

• Arab countries in the area supported the idea of a Jewish homeland.

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

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

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

• Most of the new countries were formed in the desert.

• They had a low standard of living.

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

Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries following World War I?

• European politicians

• Middle Eastern politicians

• Leaders of the Ottoman Empire

• Sunni and Shia leaders

What large empire broke up after World War I?

• Roman Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Persian Empire

Why have many nomadic people left the deserts to move to urban areas over the last 50 years?

• For trading opportunities

• To work in desalination plants

• To work in the oil industry

• They are tired of the harsh lifestyle

11) Dams built along the rivers have created problems for people living further downstream because

• dams are expensive to build.

• less water comes down the river to those people living downstream.

• a river can only be dammed in one place along its path.

• no fish can live in the rivers after they have been dammed.