Conflicts in Southwest Asia

What is the original disagreement between the Sunni and the Shia Muslims?

• Who should be Muhammad's successor

• Who should rule Saudi Arabia

• Who should rule Kuwait

• Who the religion's founder really was

What things do the Israelis and Palestinians fight over? Choose all that apply.

• Land

• Water

• Religion

• Economic issues

Who worked with Israel to have peace between their nations?

• Anwar el Sadat from Egypt

• Yasser Arafat the PLO leader

• Saddam Hussein from Iraq

• Mrs. Deal from Louisiana

What country had to allow UN inspectors to come in and search for weapons of mass destruction?

• Iraq

• Iran

• Kuwait

• Syria

Which war lasted the longest?

• The Gulf War

• The War in Afghanistan

• The Iraq War

• The Six Day War

Saddam Hussein invaded ​ (a)   ​ ​ ​ for their oil.

• Kuwait
• Iran
• Turkey
• Iraq

What terrorist group attacked the U.S. on 9/11 by crashing planes into the Twin Towers in New York City?

• al-Qaeda

• ISIS

• Hamas

• Hezbollah

Who was the leader of al-Qaeda?

• Osama bin Laden

• Saddam Hussein

• Yasser Arafat

• Anwar al Sadat

What do the Kurds truly want?

• Their own nation - Kurdistan

• Their own flag

• Their own religion

• Their own language

How did the British and French affect the Kurds after WWI?

• They drew borders without looking at ethnic and religious backgrounds which divided Kurds into several different countries

• The Sykes - Picot agreement left the Kurds out all together.

• The British and French wiped out the Kurds.

• The British and French forced their own culture and religions on the Kurds which resulted in many moving to Europe.