WorksheetsMiddle East History Study Guide
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What happened when the Middle East was carved up by the European politicians?
Conflict occurred between countries for land
The countries were happy with their land
When was Israel created?
1918
1948
1738
1945
Why did the Jews want that region of land they received in 1948?
They had ties to the land over thousands of years ago and thrived there once upon a time
They needed safety from threatening countries
The land was believed to be promised to them by god
All of the above
What is antisemitism
People supporting no land for Jews
People supporting land for Jews
People wanting Palestine back
Over how long has Zionism been developing?
200 years
300 years
400 years
1 year
What happened after the Holocaust?
The partitioners saw Jews needed a safe place and gave them their own country
Jews continued to die out
Jews started rebelling against all countries in the Middle East
What is currently going on about land for Israel and Palestine?
Palestine is trying to take back the land that was taken away from them against their will
Palestine likes the way the land is partitioned
Palestine and Israel keep having peace talks to calm the conflict and Israel gives them some land but Palestine wants all the land and Israel exterminated
Both answer options 1 and 3
Do Sunnis want muhammeds relatives to be his successor?
Yes
No
Maybe so
What are Kurds fighting for/want really bad?
Their own nation
Their rights
Their TVs
How many countries does the Kurd population (majority) span?
1
2
37
4
Why is the US involved in the Middle East?
Oil/terrorism
Water
Land
For no reason
What happened in the First Persian Gulf War?
Iraq invaded Kuwait for oil in order to recover financially from the Iraq-Iran War
Dinosaurs were found
Ayatollah took over Iraq and Kuwait
Saddam Hussein died
Why did the US invade Afghanistan?
To fight terrorism and eliminate Osama Bin Laden and anyone from the Taliban and helped plan 9/11, a tragedy for the US
For oil
For money
To expand our lands
Why did we invade Iraq?
Saudi Arabia was calling for help; Iraq was getting close to Saudi Arabian oil and the US wanted to stop Iraq
For oil
To eliminate the Taliban
