WorksheetsMiddle East history
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 52mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes the Holocaust?
a)
The murder of millions of European Jews during World War II
b)
The destruction of all European governments during World War II
c)
The bombing of towns and villages in England and Germany during World War II
d)
The russian policy of burning ground behind them as they retreated to stop the German invasion
2.
Why did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create Israel in 1948?
a)
There was no one else living on the land at that time
b)
Many felt that the Jews deserved help due to their suffering in the Holocaust
c)
Arab countries in the area supported the creation of a homeland for the Jews in Palestine
d)
All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were being given homelands at the same time
3.
What is Zionism?
a)
The idea that all religious groups should have their own states
b)
the plan to let Arabs and Jews share the land equally in Palestine
c)
The hope that all governments will be based on religious principles
d)
The belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion where they had lived in biblical times
4.
What world organization created the new state of Israel in 1948 as a homeland for the Jews?
a)
The United Nations
b)
The European Union
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The organization of petroleum exporting countries
5.
How did Arabs living in Palestine in 1948 feel about the creation of the new state of Israel?
a)
They supported it fully
b)
They rejected it as unfair to them
c)
They Arab population in Palestine was largely unaffected by the new state
d)
They agreed to work it out although they were unhappy about these decisions
6.
When war broke out in Palestine, what countries joined with the Palestinian Arabs to try to stop the creation of the new state of Israel?
a)
The U.S.
b)
neighboring Arab countries
c)
the major nations of Europe
d)
the countries belonging to the U.N.
7.
What was the outcome of the 1948 war between the new state of Israel and the Arabs living in and around Palestine?
a)
The conflict ended and all Palestinian Arabs became citizens in the new State of Israel
b)
Israel won the war and the new state of Israel was even larger than originally planned
c)
Almost no Jewish people were willing to go to Israel because of the country's angry neighbors
d)
THe U.N. decided to withdraw the proposal to create a state of Israel because of all the problems it caused in the area.
8.
What is the United States' main economic interest in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
a)
Oil
b)
Tourism
c)
trade routes
d)
selling American made products
9.
Why did the United Nations try to stop Iraq from taking over Kuwait in 1990?
a)
The United Nations wanted to destroy the country of Iraq
b)
THe only job of the U.N. is military action around the world
c)
The economies of many countries depend on oil and Iraq's actions threatened that supply
d)
The U.N. has to intervene whenever any member nation has a conflict with another nation
10.
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait in 1990?
a)
a.
Saddam
was trying to commit genocide against the Kuwaiti people
b)
a.
Saddam
believed they were going to sign a peace agreement with Israel
c)
a.
Saddam
wanted to take control of the country because of their rich fresh water
resources
d)
a.
Saddam
believed they were stealing oil by drilling along the border of the two
countries
11.
Who are the Taliban?
a)
the government of Iraq
b)
the government of Kuwait
c)
a group of radical Muslims
d)
a part of the United Nations
12.
Why did the U.S. invade and bomb Afghanistan in 2001?
a)
Afghanistan invaded the country of Kuwait and threatened the U.S. supply of oil
b)
The U.N. asked the U.S. to overthrown the Taliban government of Afghanistan
c)
The U.S. was afraid that Afghanistan was working to develop nuclear weapons and they wanted to put a stop to the program
d)
They believed the government was offering safety to Al-Qaeda the organization that attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001
13.
Why did the U.S. go to war with Iraq in 2003?
a)
Iraq was threatening Afghanistan with nuclear weapons
b)
The U.N. believed Iraq was about to invade Kuwait a second time
c)
Iraqi troops launched an attack on Saudi Arabia, a close ally of the U.S.
d)
THe U.S. government saw the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, as a threat to peace and U.S. interests in the region
14.
Which of the following best describes Osama Bin Laden’s role in 9/11?
a)
He was the head of the Taliban
b)
He was the head of Al Qaeda
c)
He was the head of the Knesset
d)
He is the head of Organization of Petroleum Exporting countries
15.
Which leader was assassinated because of the Camp David Accords?
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Anwar Sadat
c)
Menachim Begin
d)
Saddam Hussein
16.
What is Zionism?
a)
the idea that all religious groups should have their own states
b)
the plan to let Arabs and Jews share the land in Palestine equally
c)
the hope that all governments will be based on on religious principles
d)
the belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland in Zion where they had lived in Biblical times
17.
During and after World War II many surviving Jews were looking for somewhere to relocate and start a new life. Many decided to immigrate to Palestine and the land of their religious connection. Eventually, this immigration, along with Zionist conflicts with England led to which major world event?
a)
The beginning of the Holocaust.
b)
The creation of the State of Israel.
c)
The dropping of the atomic bomb
d)
The breakup of the Ottoman Empire
18.
Why did the U.S. go to war in 2003
a)
Hussein led the U.S. to believe that he had WMD and was providing aid to Kuwait
b)
Hussein led the U.S. to believe that he had WMD and was providing aid to al-Qaeda
c)
binLaden led the U.S. to believe that he had WMD and was providing aid to al-Qaeda
d)
bin Laden led the U.S. to believe that he had WMD and was providing aid to Hussein
19.
When Iraq invaded Kuwait, the United Nations imposed an____________ that prevented Iraq from exporting oil or importing goods.
a)
exportation
b)
trade barrier
c)
importation
d)
embargo
20.
How did the Afghanistan invasion end?
a)
The Afghans was defeated and the US helped set up a republican government in Afghanistan.
b)
The Taliban was defeated and the US helped set up a democratic government in Afghanistan.
c)
The Taliban was defeated and the Iraq helped set up a democratic government in Afghanistan.
d)
The al-Qaeda was defeated and the US helped set up a Arabic government for the Afghanistan.
21.
What is anti-semitism?
a)
discrimination based on skin color
b)
hatred or discrimination of jews
c)
policies to separate blacks and whites
d)
the mass genocide of people
22.
What was Arab response to the creation of Israel
a)
Celebrated!
b)
Praised UN for a good decision
c)
Arab countries declared war!
d)
Attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
23.
Who are the Taliban?
a)
Current government of Iraq
b)
Muslim extremists that held power in Kuwait's government
c)
Muslim extremist that held power in Afghanistan
d)
Part of the UN
24.
Who is Osama Bin-Laden?
a)
Leader of Isis terrorist group
b)
Saudi Arabian President
c)
Leader of Al Qaeda terrorist group
d)
dictator of Afghanistan
25.
In the Persian Gulf War, which country did Iraq invade?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Kuwait
c)
Iran
d)
Pakistan
26.
Who was the dictator of Iraq who was captured, tried, and eventually executed?
a)
Osama bin Laden
b)
Saddam Hussein
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Adolf Hitler
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