Quizizz F - Middle East History Quiz

What large empire broke up after World War I?

• Ottoman Empire

• Roman Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Persian Empire

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

• European Politicians in Great Britain and France

• Former Empire leaders

• Middle Eastern governments

• The United States Government

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

• The new countries had a low standard of living

• The new countries included people who did not have much in common. They had different religious groups and different ethnic groups put together.

• People in the new countries could not longer practice their religion.

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

What is anti-Semitism?

• Denying rights to women

• Refusal to allow the practice of any religion

• Hatred of the Arabs

• Hatred of the Jews

During World War II, six million Jews were killed in what is called:

• Kristallnacht

• Apartheid

• The Holocaust

• Diaspora

The scattering of the Jewish people throughout the world was called the _____________________.

• Holocaust

• Kristallnacht

• Diaspora

• Apartheid

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

• Anti-Semitism

• Diaspora

• Zionism

• The Holocaust

Which European country ruled the area of Palestine after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire?

• Germany

• Italy

• France

• Great Britain

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

• 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.

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

• There was no one else living in the land.

In what year was the new state of Israel created?

• 1948

• 1984

• 1991

• 1939