History of SW Asia

What large empire broke up after World War I? 

• Aztec Empire
  
• Arabic Empire
  
• Roman Empire
• Ottoman Empire

Which two countries divided the Middle East into countries after World War I?

• Britain and France
  
• France and Russia
• France and Germany
  
• USA and Great Britain

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

•  Iraq
• Iran
• Israel
• Turkey

Why were Britain and France interested in the land in the Middle East?

• It’s abundance of oil
  
• It’s abundance of water
• It’s abundance of desert
  
• It’s religious and ethnic groups

The movement to join displaced Jews and settle them in Palestine was called _____.

• Zionism
  
• Anti-Semitism
  
• Immigration
  
• Partitioned

How did the Arab Palestinians react to the UN Partition Plan of 1947?

• Rejected it and declared war

• Accepted it and declared war

• Rejected it but remained peaceful

• Accepted it and remained peaceful

What caused the Persian Gulf War?

• The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia

• Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil

• 9-11 attacks

• Iraq was thought to have WMDs

Who was the Iraqi leader during the Persian Gulf War?

• Osama bin Laden

• Saddam Hussein

• George H.W. Bush

• Adolph Hitler

The United States went to war to help liberate Kuwait in which war?

• Persian Gulf War

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• WWI

• War in Afghanistan

When did 9/11 occur ?

• September 21, 2001

• September 11, 2001

• September 11, 2002

• August 11, 2001