SWA History

Jerusalem is a holy place of pilgrimage for which group of people? 

• Christians
• Jews
• Muslims
• all of these people

How did the Arab community respond to the UN Partition Plan?

• they rejected it & attacked Israel
• they rejected it & attacked Palestinians
• they accepted it
• they ignored it

What are the 2 main occupied Palestinian territories?

• West Bank & Gaza Strip
• Jerusalem & Gaza Strip
• Golan Heights & Jerusalem
• Golan Heights & Gaza Strip

A major dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side

• wants to control oil resources in the area
• has historical ties to the same land
• believes in different interpretations of the same religion
• has close military alliances with neighboring countries

When was the Ottoman Empire defeated?

• WWII
• Persian Gulf War
• during the takeover of Constantinople
• WWI

Arabs in the Arab-Israeli conflict refers to what ethnic group?

• Jews
• Christians
• Arab-Muslims
• Muslims

Israeli refers to which ethnic group in the Arab-Israeli conflict?

• Muslims
• Judas
• Jews
• Jordanians  

During and after World War II many surviving Jews were looking for somewhere to relocate and start a new life. Many decided to immigrate to Palestine and the land of their religious connection. Eventually, this immigration, along with Zionist conflicts with England led to which 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

 How did the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after World War I lead to conflict in Southwest Asia?

• Many new countries were created that represented a single ethnic group.
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were divided among Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Palestine.
• Several small Arab countries joined together to push for the creation of the State of Israel.
• European politicians didn’t take into account religious and ethnic groups when drawing new boundaries.

What has been a common goal of the Jews & Muslims?

• to unite all Middle Eastern nations as one
• to have their own independent countries
• to become leaders in the world economy
• to impose their religion on others