Continuing Conflict in Southwest Asia

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

How did the Jewish community respond to the UN Partition Plan?

• they rejected it & attacked Palestinians

• they accepted it

• they ignored it

• they rejected it and attacked Israel

Immediately after Israel declared independence in 1948...

• they kicked out all of the Palestinians

• they were attacked by neighboring countries.

• they tried to conquer the Middle East.

• they went to war with Great Britain.

What has been a common goal of the Jews and Muslims in this area?

• To unite all Middle eastern nations as one

• To become leaders in the world economy

• To have their own independent countries

• To impose their religion on others

Which of the following describes the relationship between Israel and the United States?

• friendly

• suspicious

• opponents

• rivals

What language is primarily spoke among Palestinians?

• Arabic

• English

• Hebrew

• French