SW Asia History Review

Why did Adolf Hitler adopt anti-Semitism as a German government policy in the early 1930s?

• thought the Jewish people had too much political power in the Reichstag.

• blamed the Jewish people for the economic and social problems in Germany.

• thought that Jewish people wanted to make Germany a Jewish state.

• majority in Germany and feared that German culture would be lost.

By 1924, the Ottoman Empire no longer existed and the region was divided into several different countries. The impact of the downfall of the Ottoman Empire led to...

• a lack of oil

• a lack of water

• economic prosperity

• regional conflict between ethnic and religious groups.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians?

• Each group follows a different religion but values the same holy sites and landmarks.

• Water is scarce in the area and the two groups must compete over limited supplies.

• They were divided over whether they should adopt communism.

• Many Palestinians were displaced when Israel was founded.

"Shia" means "the party of Ali." Why do Shia Muslims believe that Ali should have been the successor to Muhammad, rather than Abu Bakr, whom Sunnis maintain was the correct choice?

• Ali was was well-known as Muhammad's closest lifelong friend and most-trusted advisor.

• Ali was Muhammad's cousin, a blood relative, and also the first male to become a Muslim.

• Ali was elected as the leader of Islam by a council of elders that was convened after Muhammad's death

• Ali was chosen by Muhammad as his successor, and confirmed by most of the Muslim community at the time.

Conflicts between Kurds and the governments of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran continue today because

• they do not have a homeland and want their own government

• they are all Shia and the governments of the different countries where they live are led by Sunni Muslims

• they want to move from the mountains to the deserts.

• they claim to be God's chosen people.

What is the main reason for continuing conflicts between Israel and its Arab neighbors?

• Israel has nuclear weapons.

• Israel has a high tariff on Arab goods.

• There are no oil reserves in Israel.

• Arabs and Israelis want the same land.

Why did the United States invade Afghanistan in 2001?

• to overthrow the communist government of Afghanistan

• to gain access to oil supplies for United States consumers

• to defeat terrorist groups who had attacked the United States

• to prevent Afghanistan from developing weapons of mass destruction

Which description best defines partitioning?

• Extreme pride in one's own nation.

• The process of unifying a divided nation into one.

• To divide a country or region into smaller parts.

• The belief that all Jewish people deserve their own homeland.

Which of the following allowed the British and French to partition the area known as “Greater Syria”?

• the Constantinople Agreement

• the Sykes-Picot Agreement

• the Peace of Zsitvatorok

• the Armistice of Mudros

The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between the United States and which Southwest Asian country?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Kuwait

• Jordan