Middle East Test 2

What industry's growing importance is noted as a shaping factor of the modern Middle East?

• The textile industry

• The automotive industry

• The oil industry

• The fishing industry

Who was the Iraqi leader that launched an invasion of Kuwait in 1990?

• Bashar al-Assad

• Saddam Hussein

• Hosni Mubarak

• King Fahd

What was the U.S. hoping to achieve by turning Iraq into a democratic state?

• To increase oil production

• To establish a free market economy as a model for the region

• To create a military base

• To promote their cultural values

What was the Arab Spring?

• A cultural festival in the Middle East

• A wave of revolutions in the early 2010s

• An economic policy introduced in Middle Eastern countries

• A natural phenomenon occurring in the Middle East

As of 2023, which two countries in the Middle East are experiencing civil wars according to the learning material?

• Iraq and Turkey

• Syria and Yemen

• Turkey and Israel

• Israel and Iraq

Which two regions are involved in an ongoing conflict as of 2023, as mentioned in the learning material?

• Iraq and Turkey

• Syria and Iraq

• Turkey and Kurdish regions

• Israel and Palestine

What type of government does UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman have?

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Islamist Republic

What type of government does Iran have?

• Presidential republic

• Monarchy

• Islamic Republic

• Provisional presidential government

What is the current political situation in Yemen?

• It is an Islamic Republic

• It is in a civil war and has a provisional presidential government

• It is a monarchy

• It is a presidential republic

Which country is the world's top oil exporting country?

• Iraq

• Kuwait

• Saudi Arabia

• United Arab Emirates