Understanding Refugees and Political Terms

What does autocratic mean?

• A person who has been forced to leave their country due to war or danger
  

• A war between groups within the same country
  

• A government controlled by one person with absolute power
  

• A political party that ruled Syria and promoted Arab nationalism
  

• Related to conflict between different religious or ethnic groups

What is a refugee?

• A person who has been forced to leave their country due to war or danger
  

• A war between groups within the same country
  

• A government controlled by one person with absolute power
  

• A political party that ruled Syria and promoted Arab nationalism
  

• Related to conflict between different religious or ethnic groups

What is a civil war?

• A person who has been forced to leave their country due to war or danger
  

• A war between groups within the same country
  

• A government controlled by one person with absolute power
  

• A political party that ruled Syria and promoted Arab nationalism
  

• Related to conflict between different religious or ethnic groups

What is the Ba'ath Party?

• A person who has been forced to leave their country due to war or danger
  

• A war between groups within the same country
  

• A government controlled by one person with absolute power
  

• A political party that ruled Syria and promoted Arab nationalism
  

• Related to conflict between different religious or ethnic groups

What does sectarian mean?

• A person who has been forced to leave their country due to war or danger
  

• A war between groups within the same country
  

• A government controlled by one person with absolute power
  

• A political party that ruled Syria and promoted Arab nationalism
  

• Related to conflict between different religious or ethnic groups

What was one reason Syria became unstable before Hafez al-Assad took power?

• It was a peaceful democracy

• There were many government changes and military coups

• The economy was growing steadily

• It had a strong, united leadership

How did Bashar al-Assad maintain control over Syria?

• By allowing free elections and democracy

• By using the secret police and military to suppress opposition

• By giving power to local leaders and religious groups

• By focusing only on economic growth

What event helped start the Syrian Civil War?

• The fall of ISIS

• The U.S. invading Syria

• Protests against Assad’s government during the Arab Spring

• A peace treaty between rebel groups

What group took control of Raqqa and enforced strict laws?

• The Free Syrian Army

• The Ba’ath Party

• The United Nations

• ISIS

Why did many foreign countries, like Russia and the U.S., get involved in the Syrian Civil War?

• They wanted control over Syria’s oil

• They were helping different sides in the war for their own interests

• They were invited by Syria’s government to help with peacekeeping

• They ignored the war and did not get involved