Middle East SS7H2abcd Revision

Which of the following were supportive of the creation of modern day Israel?

• Zionists

• Arabs

• Palestinians

• Anti-Semites

Anti-Semitism is

• Jewish nationalism

• one of several religions in SW Asia

• hatred of Jewish people

• a movement in support of Israel

Within 3 months after 9/11, the U.S. launched a “War on Terror” by leading an international invasion of

• Afghanistan

• Iraq

• Persian Gulf

• Iran

The U.S. was involved in the Persian Gulf War because

• Terrorists attacked the U.S.

• Iraq invaded Kuwait

• Israel established a modern state in Palestine

• President George W. Bush thought Iraq's leader had weapons of mass destruction.

The nation of Israel was established

• part to the Holocaust that killed millions of Jews

• Part to a huge donation of money to the U.S.

• The best interest of the Palestinian people

• Retaliation of Arab riots in SW Asia

What large empire broke up after WW I?

• Roman Empire

• Arabic Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Aztec Empire

Who wanted to rid the world of “its Jewish problem”?

• Osama bin Laden

• Saddam Hussein

• Adolph Hitler

• Zionist

What country did U.S. forces enter to look for the terrorist leader Osama bin Laden?

• Iran

• Israel

• Kuwait

• Afghanistan

What terrorist organization was Osama bin Laden the leader of?

• Taliban

• Al Qaeda

• Shia

• Zionist

How did the Arabs living in Palestine in 1948 feel about the creation of the new nation of Israel?

• They supported it fully

• They rejected it as unfair to them

• Arab population in Palestine was largely unaffected by the new State

• They agreed to try to work it out although they were unhappy about the decision.