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WorksheetsDevelopment and History of SW Asia
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 36mins
The Balfour Declaration demonstrated whose support for the Jews?
France
United States
Germany
Great Britain
How did the Arab Palestinians react to the UN Partition Plan of 1947?
Rejected it and declared war
Accepted it and declared war
Rejected it but remained peaceful
Accepted it and remained peaceful
Through multiple wars, who gained control over the majority of Israel-Palestine?
Israeli Jews
Palestinian Arabs
What is the name of the movement for a Jewish home state?
anti-Semitism
Zionism
Holocaust
Palestinianization
What event occurred during WWII that pushed more Jews to Israel?
Holocaust
Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
British promises to create a homeland for the Jews
Dropping of the atomic bomb
Who controlled the mandate of Palestine following the Ottoman Empire's collapse after World War I?
France
United States
Germany
Great Britain
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
9-11 attacks
Iraq was thought to have WMDs
Who was the Iraqi leader during the Persian Gulf War?
Osama bin Laden
Saddam Hussein
George H.W. Bush
Adolph Hitler
Two main reasons for continued interest in Middle East
oil and terrorism
oil and diamonds
diamonds and textiles
land and religion
The United States went to war to help liberate Kuwait in which war?
Persian Gulf War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
WWI
War in Afghanistan
When did 9/11 occur ?
September 21, 2001
September 11, 2001
September 11, 2002
August 11, 2001
What was the Islamic terrorist group that carried out 9-11?
Boko Haram
ISIL
Al-Qaeda
ISIS
What is the main reason the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan?
Free the people from the brutal rule of the Taliban
Attacks of September 11, 2001
To help the Afghans fight the Soviets
The U.S. wanted to fight the Taliban
Who harbored the terrorist group al Qaeda and ran the government of Afghanistan before September 11, 2001?
Taliban
ISIS
Iraq
Palestinian Arabs
When did Operation Iraqi Freedom begin?
1990
2001
2003
2008
Who invaded who in Operation Iraqi Freedom?
Iraq invaded Kuwait
US invaded Afghanistan
US invaded Iraq
Arabs invaded Israel
What are WMDs?
weapons made dangerous
scud missles
weapons of mass destruction
nuclear weapons
Which sect of Islam holds the majority population in Saudi Arabia?
Shia
Sunni
Protestant
Caliph
Which sect of Islam holds the majority population in Iran?
Shia
Sunni
Protestant
Caliph
Europeans created artificial borders in the Middle East causing conflict between ethnic and religious groups. How were Europeans able to partition the land?
Europeans persecuted Jews through the Holocaust
Europeans won land from the Ottoman Empire concluding WWI
Jews were forced to leave by the Romans in the Diaspora
Immigrants moved to Palestine after WWII
What would be the BEST title for the image?
Kurdish Dream for Homeland
Country of the Kurds
Partial Control of Kurdish territories
Mesopotamia
US is attacked on September 11th, 2001
US invades country harboring terrorists responsible for 9/11 US overthrows Taliban government
Which of the events is described in the list?
Persian Gulf War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Invasion of Afghanistan
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Why did the European Partitioning under the Sykes-Picot agreement cause conflict?
Other European nations were upset they did not acquire more territory.
The French disagreed with the British on which land to mandate.
Countries were allowed to maintain wealth of natural resources.
Europeans ignored historical and religious/ethnic borders.
Why are Sunnis and Shias in conflict today?
They are fighting over Muhammad.
They fight for power in nations where there are both groups.
Both want to create a new Islamic nation.
The only fighting is between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
What caused the War in Afghanistan?
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
9-11 attacks
Iraq was thought to have WMDs
What caused the War in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom)?
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
9-11 attacks
Iraq was thought to have WMDs and Saddam Hussein was seen as a threat
Why did the Sunni-Shia split happen?
The Sunni did not want a new leader, but the Shia did.
They could not agree on who would lead Islam after the death of Mohammad.
The Sunnis are Jewish and Shia are Muslims.
After Mohammad died they split because they could not agree on a holy city.
What is the goal of Kurdish nationalism?
a Kurdish language
to take over the country of Iraq
a country for the Kurds
to take over the land of Palestine
Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?
Israel
Iraq
Iran
Turkey
How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel?
They were unaffected by the new state.
They supported it.
They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them.
They were unhappy but agreed to work it out.
Today, a major cause of conflict in the Middle East is fighting between which two groups over land?
Arabs and Egyptians
Persians and Iranians
Jews and Palestinians
Bedouins and Armenians
Why did many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the state of Israel?
No one else was living in the land.
Many felt the Jews deserved a homeland because the Holocaust.
Arab countries in the area supported the idea of a Jewish homeland.
All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were given homelands at that time.
Sunni & Shia conflict in Iraq and Syria
Kurdish nationalism
Israeli Jew & Palestinian Arab Conflict
Which THEME unites the items above?
US Involvement in the Middle East
Land & Religion conflicts in the Middle East
Conflicts prior to WWI
Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust
The US invaded ________ in 2003 in order to destroy WMDs and overthrow Saddam Hussein.
Afghanistan
Israel
Iraq
Iran
Which war is described in this newspaper's headlines?
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Persian Gulf War
Invasion of Afghanistan
Sunni Shia Conflict in Iraq
Why is the US involved in the Middle East?
to fight against terrorism and to protect oil interests
so we can spread western influence on the eastern world
to acquire colonies
to enhance trade agreements
a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's homeland and people
Zionism
Arabs
nationalism
San Remo Agreement
What are the 4 primary reasons for the establishment of the modern State of Israel in 1948?
Holocaust, anti-Semitism, Zionism, and birthplace of Jesus
Jewish promised land, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, and Zionism
partitioning, Judaism, anti-Semitism, and Zionism
Jewish holy land, the Holocaust, Islam, and Israel
