Final Unit 2 Review Social Studies - Grade 7

What is the main reason why many Jews migrated to Palestine during the British mandate?

• To protect Jewish people from anti-Semitism and persecution in Europe

• To promote religious diversity in the Middle East

• To promote peace among the non-Jewish community

• To start a world-wide Jewish government

Which statement MOST accurately describes the desires of Palestinian Arabs in Israel

• Palestinian Arabs would like to stay a Jewish government in Palestinian territories

• Palestinian Arabs would like to create an independent state governed by Palestinian Arabs

• Palestinian Arabs would like to be fully integrated into the primarily Jewish society

• Palestinian Arabs would like to maintain the current (situation) status quo with Israelis

Which of the following ongoing conflicts is NOT a result of the division of the Ottoman Empire?

• Attempting to rebuild the Ottoman Empire by the Turkish government

• Attempting to obtain a Kurdish homeland

• Fighting between Jews and Arabs in Israel

• Fighting between Sunnis and Shias in Iraq

Which administration (group) was responsible for assigning the non-Turkish portions of the Ottoman Empire to either French or British control after World War I?

• League of Nations

• United Nations

• United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

• European Nation

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following are religious conflicts in Southwest Asia?

• Shia and Sunni Muslims

• Kurds and Turkish Muslims

• Palestinians and Christians

• Arab-Muslim Palestinians and Israeli Jews

What was the name of the political movement dedicated to establishing a Jewish homeland?

• Anti-semitism

• Zionism

• Isolationism

• Nationalism

Conflicts (disagreements) between Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews are mostly based on

• A. the presence of resources

• B. which group had the highest population

• C. A religious connection to the land

• D. disagreement about religious beliefs

During World War II many Jews were looking to relocate and start a new life. Many decided to immigrate (move permanently to a new country) to Palestine and the land of their religious connection. Eventually this immigration and Zionist conflicts with England led to a major world event. What was this major world event?

• The beginning of the Holocaust

• The creation of the State of Israel

• The dropping of the atomic bomb

• the breakup of the Ottoman Empire

The __________________agreement between Great Britain and France divided the Ottoman Empire after World War I.

• Arabian-Turkish

• Middle East-European

• English-French

• Sykes-Picot

Which statement best describes what happened after the UN proposed a partition (division of a country into parts) of Palestine in 1948?

• Jewish immigrants abandoned their plans to settle in Palestine

• A war between Arabs and Jews resulted in the creation of Israel

• Peaceful coexistence was established between Arabs and Jews in Palestine

• Palestinian Arabs were given full sovereignty (supreme power of authority) over the entire territory.