History of Southwest Asia Final Review

After the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, why did European partitioning lead to regional conflict in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?

• There were few jobs available in the newly created countries.

• There were few natural resources available in the newly created countries.

• New political boundaries prevented people from immigrating to different areas.

• New political boundaries were formed without considering the cultural differences of the people.

Why did the change in boundaries between 1914 and 1923 lead to conflict?

• They destroyed local natural, mineral, and environmental resources.

• They ignored traditional religious and ethnic groups and regions.

• They created an unequal distribution of resources.

• They used natural features to distinguish regions.

Which of the following BEST explains the concept of Zionism?

• The idea that all religious groups should have their own states.

• The plan to let Arabs and Jews share the land in Palestine equally.

• The hope that all governments will be based on religious principles.

• The belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion where they have lived in Biblical times.

Which of the following statements explains why so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the State of Israel in 1948?

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

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

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

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

Which of the following statements BEST describe the cause of Kurdish nationalism?

• The Kurds want to rejoin the British imperialists.

• After WWI, the Kurds became the largest ethnic group in Southwest Asia.

• The Kurds are separated into separate countries by artificial political borders.

• After the break-up of the Ottoman Empire, the Kurds established their own country.

Which statement BEST describes how the Middle East’s large supply of oil has affected the history of the region since the 1950s?

• It has lowered the standard of living in the region.

• It has encouraged the growth of democracy in the region.

• It has slowed down the process of industrialization in the region.

• It has encouraged foreigners to compete for influence in the region.

Use the picture. The newspaper headlines describe which event in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?

• War on Terror

• Persian Gulf War

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan

Use the diagram. Which statement BEST completes the diagram?

• The Persian Gulf War

• The invasion of Iraq

• Operation Desert Storm

• The invasion of Afghanistan