Conflicts in the Middle East

What large empire broke up after WWI?

• Roman Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Persian Empire

What does the term partitioning mean?

• To create

• To divide

• To break

• To expose

Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire?

• Britain and Poland

• United States

• Middle Eastern governments

• France and Britain

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

• All of the new countries had a low standard of living

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

• Most of the new countries were formed in the desert, so it was hard to find work

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

What is anti-Semitism?

• Denying rights to women

• Refusal to allow the practice of any religion

• Hatred of Jews

• Hatred of Arabs

During WWII, six million Jews were killed in what is called:

• The Holocaust

• Colonialism

• Apartheid

• Diaspora

The international movement for the establishment of a Jewish homeland is known as what?

• anti-Semitism

• Holocaust

• Diaspora

• Zionism

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

• There was no one else living in the land

• Many felt that Jews deserved help because they suffered so much in the Holocaust

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

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

In what year was the new state of Israel created?

• 1984

• 1939

• 1991

• 1948

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

• They were unaffected by the new state

• They supported it fully

• They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them

• They were unhappy, but agreed to work it out