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WorksheetsS1 Interim Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 34mins
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
World War II
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 did the international community feel sympathetic for a Jewish homeland?
WWI
The Holocaust
Balfour Declaration
Jewish Diaspora
The US invaded ________ again in 2003 in order to destroy the nuclear weapons program and overthrow Saddam Hussein.
Afghanistan
Israel
Iraq
Iran
Why is the US involved in the Middle East?
protection against terrorism and oil interests
so we can spread western influence on the eastern world
to acquire colonies
to enhance trade agreements
Persian Gulf War: ____________;
Invasion of Iraq: WMDs (weapons of mass destruction)
WMDs
oil
9/11
terrorism
Which war was fought by the U.S. & 39 other U.N. members against Iraq after they invaded Kuwait?
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
Persian Gulf War
World War II
Who was the former dictator of Iraq from 1979 until his execution in 2006?
Saddam Hussein
Osama bin Laden
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
Red Sea
Which two rivers are the major geographical features of Iraq?
Nile and Amazon
Euphrates and Jordan
Seine and Rhine
Euphrates and Tigris
Which river is the border between Israel and Jordan?
Tigris River
Jordan River
Euphrates River
The area that is nicknamed “Kurdistan” due to the number of Kurds living there is located in
In Iran and the region near the Caspian Sea
The mountainous region of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria
The mountainous region of Afghanistan
They are located throughout the Arabian Peninsula
The majority of Iranians consider themselves to be
Kurdish.
Jewish.
Persian.
Arab.
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
What is a lasting impact of the creation of the independent state of Israel?
Cooperation between Palestinians and Israelis with joint ventures to promote economic gowth
Continued attacks by European powers hoping to regain control of the region
The continuing, violent conflict between Palestinians and Israelis
The continued success of peace talks organized by US Presidents known and the Camp David and Oslo Accords
Which group of people do not have a separate, independent nation?
Persians
Arabs
Jews
Kurds
Which conflict is based only on religion and competition for control of governments?
Kurds conflict for a separate, independent nation
Arab/Israeli conflicts
Shia and Sunni Muslim conflicts
Conflicts over support of terrorist groups
Why has Kurdish nationalism been the cause of conflict in Southwest Asia?
The leaders of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq do not want to give up that land to Kurds.
The Kurdish people want to remain citizens of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.
The Kurds are considered terrorists and need to be stopped.
The Kurds are Sunni and these nations are predominantly Shia.
