Creation of Modern Israel

What is Zionism?

• The name of a religion.

• The name of a political movement dedicated to removing Jewish people from Europe.

• The name of the political movement dedicated to establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

• The name of a political movement dedicated to removing Jewish people from Palestine.

What document supported the creation of a Jewish nation in the Middle East (1917)?

• The Balfour Declaration

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The League of Nations

• The Holocaust

What agreement detailed how European powers drew up new political borders in the region without taking the current governing bodies into consideration?

• The Balfour Declaratiton

• Zionism

• Hussein-McMahon Correspondence

• Sykes-Picot Agreement

After World War I, what empire soon saw its downfall?

• Aztec Empire

• Arabic Empire

• Roman Empire

• Ottoman Empire

What two countries were primarily responsible for dividing the Middle East?

• Britain and France

• Britain and Russia

• France and Spain

• France and Germany

A major conflict in the Middle East is between Arab states and ______.

• Iraq

• Iran

• Israel

• Turkey

Which of the following causes the MOST conflict in the Middle East?

• Water and Gold

• Land and Religion

• Immigration and Currency

• Natural Resources and Capital

When did World War I happen?

• 1898-1902

• 1933-1945

• 1914-1918

• None of these dates

Hussein declared himself King of

Sir McMahon negotiated with Sharif of Mecca that the British government promised to support his bid for the restoration of the Caliphate IF Hussein _______________.

• supported the British war effort against Turkey.

• did not support the French war effort against Turkey.

• supported the French war effort against Turkey.

• supported the British war effort against Palestine.