Middle East Final

The primary goal of the United States and its allies in the Persian Gulf War in 1991

• Open shipping lanes for oil tankers.

• Disrupt the Al Qaeda terrorist network

• Liberate Kuwait from Iraqi forces

A Muslim is a follower of what religion?

• Islam
• Judaism 
• Christianity
• None 

What is OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)?

• union of oil producing countries that regulate the amount of oil each country is able to produce.
• Oceania People in Every Colonies
• Organization of People exiting Countries.
• Group of Rich Kings in the Middle East who control the exports of oil

The location of water influences the population distribution in the Middle East.

• True

• False

The primary purpose of this organization is to decide the price and amount of oil to export.

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• United Nations (U.N.)

• The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

• The United States of America (U.S.A)

What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire? 

• They were on the losing side of WWI
• Factory worker rebelled 
• A famine led to a farmer revolt
• The empire went bankrupt

Who was given a mandate over Palestine after WWI? 

• the Ottoman Emprire
• Holocaust survivors
• the British
• the United Nations

Who supported Palestinians when war broke out with Israel? 

• the United States
• major European Nations
• neighboring Arab countries
• the Soviet Union

What kind of land feature covers most of the Middle East?

• Tropical Rainforest

• Desert

• grasslands

• Floodplains

What is the major river valley that runs through the Middle East?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Nile

• Volga

• Jordan and Indus