Stillwater/ Middle East Conflict

What problems did the new boundaries in the Middle East cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries?

• All of the new countries had a low standard of living

• The new countries included people who did not have much in common

• Most of the new countries were formed in the desert, so it was hard to find work

• People in the new countries could no longer practice their religion

What is anti-Semitism?

• Denying rights to women

• Refusal to allow the practice of any religion

• Hatred of Jews

• Hatred of Arabs

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

• There was no one else living in the land

• Many felt that Jews deserved help because they suffered so much in the Holocaust

• Arab countries in the area supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine

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

In what year was the new state of Israel created?

• 1984

• 1939

• 1991

• 1948

How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel?

• They were unaffected by the new state

• They supported it fully

• They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them

• They were unhappy, but agreed to work it out

Today, a major cause of conflict in SW Asia is fighting between which two groups over land?

• Bedouins and Armenians

• Persians and Iranians

• Jews and Palestinians

• Arabs and Egyptians

Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war:

• Persian Gulf War

• Vietnam War

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Kuwait War

Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?

• To gain control of oil fields and reserves

• To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons

• To protect the Arab culture

• To overthrow Kuwait's harsh dictator

Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?

• Afghanistan

• Kuwait

• Iraq

• Israel

When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in NYC?

• 1991

• 2011

• 1983

• 2001