History of Southwest Asia (Middle East) Test

What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of World War I?

• The Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with Germany and Italy.

• The Empire spent too much money on buildings and new roads and went bankrupt.

• The people in the Empire were starving because a long drought had ruined agriculture.

• The Ottoman government was overthrown (over thrown) by a revolt of factory workers who were unemployed when the war ended.

Who drew up the boundaries of the new countries created from the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I?

• United States

• Ottoman rulers

• European politicians

• Middle Eastern governments

Which describes the Holocaust?

• The murder of millions of European Jews during World War II

• The destruction of all European governments during World War II

• The bombing of towns and villages in England Nd Germany during World War II

• The Russian policy of burning ground behind them as they retreated to stop the German invasion

Why did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create Israel in 1948?

• There was no one else living on the land at that time.

• Many felt the Jews deserved help due to their suffering during the Holocaust.

• Arab countries in the area supported the creation of a homeland for the Jews in Palestine.

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

What is Zionism?

• The idea that all religious groups should have their own states

• The plan to let Arabs and Jews share the land in Palestine equally

• The hope that all governments will be based on religious principles

• The belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion (Israel) where they had liven in Biblical times

What world organization created the new state of Israel in 1948 as a homeland for Jews?

• The United Nations (governments came together and voted)

• The European Union

• The League of Nations (United Nations' old name)

• The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (sells to other countries)

How did Arabs living in Palestine, in 1948 feel about the creation of the new stated of Israel?

• They supported it fully.

• They rejected it as unfair to them.

• The Arab population in Palestine was largely unaffected by the new state.

• They agreed to try and work it out although they were unhappy about the decision.

When ware broke out in Palestine, what countries joined with the Palestinian Arabs to try to stop the creation of the new state of Israel?

• The United States

• Neighboring Arab countries

• The major nations of Europe

• The countries belonging to the United Nations

What was the outcome of the 1948 War between the new state of Israel and the Arabs living in and around Palestine?

• The conflict ended and all Palestinian Arabs became citizens in the new State of Israel.

• Israel won the war and the new State of Israel was even larger than originally planned.

• Almost no Jewish people were willing to go to Israel because of the country's angry Arab neighbors.

• The United Nations decided to withdraw the proposal to create a Stated of Israel because of all the problems it caused in the area.

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

• Oil

• Tourism

• Trade routes

• Selling American-made products