End of the Cold War and Conflicts in the Middle East

The 1947 United Nations plan for the former British Mandate in Palestine called for

• international control of Palestine

• Jewish control of Palestine.

• separate Arab and Jewish states.

• a single state shared by Jews and Arabs.

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

• anti-Semitism

• Holocaust

• Diaspora

• Zionism

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

• Oil

• Trade routes

• Mineral resources

• Agricultural products

Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war:

• Persian Gulf War

• Vietnam War

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Kuwait War

In the 1978 Camp David Accords, what concession did Egypt make to Israel?

• Egypt condemned anti-Semitism.

• Egypt evacuated its troops from Jerusalem.

• Egypt returned the Golan Heights to Israel.

• Egypt recognized Israel's right to exist.

Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?

• Mikhail Gorbechev

• Joseph Stalin

• Boris Yeltsin

• Vladimir Putin

Which new Soviet policy granted the people of the USSR more decision making power and greater access to private ownership of businesses?

• perestroika

• glasnost

• democratization

• shock therapy

Which of Gorbachev's programs created more openness, more public participation in government, and greater individual rights were given to Soviet citizens?

• glasnost

• perestroika

• democratizatsiya

• shock therapy

The Six-Day War in 1967 between Israel and nearby Arab states resulted in

• the expansion of Palestinian territory

• an Arab defeat.

• an Arab victory.

• a stalemate.

The Intifada uprising that began in 1987 was motivated by opposition to

• Egypt's seizure of the Suez Canal.

• Israeli policies in the West Bank and Gaza.

• Palestinian participation in peace negotiations.

• the establishment of a theocracy in Israel.