CCA 8th - Middle East Conflicts #1

How did Palestine’s Arab neighbors feel about Israel?

• They helped build walls around Israel

• They immediately began trading with Israel

• They refused to recognize Israel as a nation

How was Israel created?

• Great Britain partitioned Syria

• Israel invaded Palestine

• The United Nations partitioned Palestine

• The Ottoman Empire was partitioned by Great Britain

Jerusalem is a holy city for which group of people?

• Christians

• Jews

• Muslims

• all of these people

What has been a common goal of the Jews and Muslims in this area?

• To unite all Middle eastern nations as one

• To become leaders in the world economy

• To have their own independent countries

• To impose their religion on others

Who are the Kurds?

• People from the largest nation in the Middle East.

• A minority group that has been removed from the Middle East due to continued conflict with Islamic Sects.

• The 4th largest ethnic group in SW Asia and he largest ethic group in the world that does not have their own country.

• A distinct Arab subgroup that can be found in Saudi Arabia who came to power with the help of Saddam Hussein.

What is the ethnic group that lives in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together?

• Arabs

• Persians

• Kurds

• Bedouins

True or False:

The Kurds do not have their own country

• True

• False

• None of the above

The Kurdish live in the mountains of....

• Syria

• Turkey

• Iraq

• Iran

• All of these areas

When did the Iranian revolution take place?

• 1888-1889
• 1969-1970
• 1978-1979
• 1996 - 1997

What large empire broke up after WWI?

• Roman Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Persian Empire