Semester Final Exam

What event triggered the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?

• The Six-Day War

• The Oslo Accords

• Israel’s declaration of independence

• The UN recognition of Palestinian statehood

What was the main goal of the 1917 Balfour Declaration?

• To divide the Ottoman Empire

• To establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine

• To create a Palestinian Arab state

• To remove the British from the Middle East

What was one result of the Six-Day War in 1967?

• Creation of the Palestinian state

• Israeli withdrawal from all occupied territories

• Israeli control of the West Bank, Gaza, and Golan Heights

• Peace between Egypt and Israel

What is Zionism?

• A Palestinian liberation movement

• A movement for Arab unity

• A Jewish nationalist movement to return to their ancestral homeland

• A Cold War political policy

Who led Egypt during the nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956?

• Sadat

• Mubarak

• Nasser

• Khomeini

What group was formed in 1964 to represent Palestinian interests?

• Hamas

• Fatah

• Hezbollah

• Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)

What did the 1978 Camp David Accords achieve?

• Palestinian statehood

• Egypt recognized Israel

• End of the Cold War

• Division of Jerusalem

What was the main cause of the First Intifada?

• Iran’s revolution

• Israeli occupation of territories

• Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon

• Hamas winning elections

What is one reason the Oslo Accords failed?

• Israel refused to negotiate

• The U.S. withdrew support

• Violence from extremist groups

• Gorbachev dissolved the USSR

What country launched a surprise attack on Israel in 1973?

• Iraq

• Egypt

• Turkey

• Iran