SS7H2ab QUIZ REVIEW

Which Middle Eastern Empire sided with the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary) during World War I and lost to the Allies (Great Britain, France, etc.)?

• Persian Empire

• Turkish Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Arab Empire

After WWI, the Ottoman Empire was "divided into parts" and new boundaries were drawn in the Middle East. What is the term for "dividing into parts"?

• colonizing

• removing boundaries

• partitioning

• expanding

Which agreement, created in SECRET by the British and French, created new borders in the Middle East that ignored the interests of existing ethnic and religious groups?

• Balfour Declaration

• British-French Agreement

• Sykes-Picot Agreement

• Treaty of Versailles

The movement to unite displaced Jews and settle them in their homeland, Palestine, is called...

• Partitioning

• Anti-Semitism

• Zionism

• Judaism

Europeans had been discriminating against Jews for centuries because many people believed the Jews were an inferior race. This is an example of...

• Anti-Semitism

• Racism

• Tolerance

• Acceptance

What is the MOST LIKELY reason the British asked the United Nations for help with addressing the situation in Palestine in 1947?

• The British could no longer manage their mandate (territory) after losing World War II.

• There was conflict between the Arabs and Jews because Jews wished to settle outside of Palestine.

• Even though the British permitted it, most Jews chose not to settle in Palestine.

• There was conflict between the Arabs and Jews because BOTH groups consider Palestine to be religious territory.

Which statement about the 1947 United Nations plan with regard to Palestine is correct?

• The plan was to create a single Arab state.

• The plan was to divide Palestine into a socialist state and a democratic state.

• The plan was to divide Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state.

• The plan was to create a single Jewish state.

Based on the chart, what is the BEST description for why the Jewish population in Israel more than doubled between the years of 1941 to 1950?

• Arab nations promised peace with Jews after learning of the horrors many experienced during the Holocaust.

• Many were fleeing religious persecution in Europe AND Israel had been established as a "Jewish State" in 1948.

• They were seeking new economic opportunities in Israel.

The persecution and genocide of about 11 million people, including close to 6 million Jews is known as...

• World War II

• the Holocaust

• the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire

• Zionism

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

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

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

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

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