SWA Culture and History Test Review

What was the agreement called to partition the Ottoman Empire?

• Sykes-Picot Agreement

• Ottoman Division

• Franco-Anglo Treaty

• Partitioning Finalization

The movement to create and maintain a Jewish homeland in the land that is now Israel

• Antisemitism

• Zionism

• the Holocaust

• Emigration

The extreme hatred of Jews

• Semitism

• Anti-partitioning

• Antisemitism

• Zionism

How did Arab-Palestinians react to the creation of Israel?

• They fully supported it

• They were not supporters, but they still accepted it

• They rejected it, and it has caused conflict ever since

• They had no reaction

Why did Shia & Sunni Muslims split?

• They disagreed over who should be the next leader of Islam

• Shia & Sunni Muslims have never had any conflict

• Sunni Muslims wanted Shia Muslims to go to Mosque more often

• Shia Muslims do not believe in Allah

How have the Kurdish people been treated unfairly?

• They wanted total domination of the Middle East, but they have not achieved it

• They were called names by Sunni Muslims

• They have been promised their own land, but they have not received it

• They haven't been treated unfairly

What reason did Saddam Hussein use to invade Kuwait? (Best answer)

• He had no reason, he just wanted TOTAL DOMINATION!

• He thought Kuwait was part of Iraq

• Kuwait had oil

• He claimed Kuwait was part of Iraq, and it had oil

What was the main reason the United States defended Kuwait from Iraq during the Persian Gulf War?

• The U.S. left Kuwait to be taken over by Iraq

• Kuwait is a popular tourist destination among Americans

• They were concerned about the oil supply

• They had a treaty with Kuwait since 1776

How did the United States respond to the terrorist attacks on 9/11?

• They invaded Syria to dismantle ISIS

• They invaded Afghanistan to dismantle Al-Qaeda

• They let the Middle East find the terrorists themselves

• They launched a short invasion, but they quickly stopped after hardships

Which terrorist group was responsible for 9/11?

• Taliban

• ISIS

• Al-Qaeda

• Hezbollah