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MIddle East Wars

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Middle East, there are many causes of....

a)

El niño

b)

Globalization

c)

Conflict

d)

Natural disasters

2.

Israel is known for having a multicultural society, what could be a negative outcome of this?

a)

Blended cultural values

b)

Religious conflict

c)

Cultural diffusion

d)

Religious multiculturalism

3.

Which groups fought over who should rule the land of Palestine?

a)

Afghanis and Israelis

b)

Jews and Palestinians

c)

Americans and Russians

d)

Syrians and Afghanis

4.
In what year did the Persian Gulf War start?
a)
2002
b)
1985
c)
1990
d)
2015
5.
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
a)
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
b)
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
c)
The Stock Market crashed
d)
The Japanese bombed North Korea
6.
Who was the Iraqi leader?
a)
Hunter Walker
b)
Saddam Hussein
c)
George H.W. Bush
d)
Adolph Hitler
7.
Who was President of the United States during Operation Desert Storm?
a)
George Bush III
b)
George Bush Jr.
c)
George Bush Sr.
d)
Orwell Ruchenbarker
8.
What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Apples
c)
Gold
d)
Oil
9.

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?

a)

Persian Gulf War

b)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

c)

Invasion of Afghanistan

d)

World War II

10.

Why did the international community feel sympathetic for a Jewish homeland?

a)

WWI

b)

The Holocaust

c)

Balfour Declaration

d)

Jewish Diaspora

11.

The US invaded ________ again in 2003 in order to destroy the nuclear weapons program and overthrow Saddam Hussein.

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Israel

c)

Iraq

d)

Iran

12.

What was NOT attacked on September 11, 2001?

a)

White House

b)

World Trade Center

c)

Pentagon

13.

What was President George W. Bush's response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?

a)

Persian Gulf War

b)

War on Terrorism

c)

Operation Desert Storm

d)

Operation WMD

14.

What was the result of the War on Terrorism in Afghanistan?

a)

The Taliban was removed from power.

b)

Osama Bin Laden remained in control of the country.

c)

A communist government was set up.

d)

Totalitarian leaders remained in control of the country.

15.

Why did the US send troops into Iraq as part of the War on Terrorism?

a)

The US feared Hussein would supply terrorists with WMDs.

b)

American troops were searching for Osama Bin Laden in Iraq.

c)

The United Nations recommended that the US invade Iraq.

d)

The US wanted to remove the Taliban from power.

16.

Who was responsible for the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

Osama Bin Laden

c)

Hamid Karzai

d)

Mustafa Kemal

17.

The creation of what non-Arab state was the root of modern Middle Eastern conflicts?

a)

Israel

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Syria

18.

On September 11, 2001, what militaristic group controlled the government of Afghanistan?

a)

Al Qaeda

b)

the Kurds

c)

the Taliban

d)

Hammas

19.

Two main reasons for continued interest in Middle East

a)

oil and terrorism

b)

oil and diamonds

c)

diamonds and textiles

d)

land and religion

20.

When did 9/11 occur ?

a)

September 21, 2001

b)

September 11, 2001

c)

September 11, 2002

d)

August 11, 2001

21.

What was the Islamic terrorist group that carried out 9-11?

a)

Boko Haram

b)

ISIL

c)

Al-Qaeda

d)

ISIS

22.

When did Operation Iraqi Freedom begin?

a)

1990

b)

2001

c)

2003

d)

2008

23.

Who invaded who in Operation Iraqi Freedom?

a)

Iraq invaded Kuwait

b)

US invaded Afghanistan

c)

US invaded Iraq

d)

Arabs invaded Israel

24.

What are WMDs?

a)

weapons made dangerous

b)

scud missles

c)

weapons of mass destruction

d)

nuclear weapons

25.

What caused the War in Afghanistan?

a)

The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia

b)

Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil

c)

9-11 attacks

d)

Iraq was thought to have WMDs

26.

What caused the War in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom)?

a)

The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia

b)

Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil

c)

9-11 attacks

d)

Iraq was thought to have WMDs and Saddam Hussein was seen as a threat

27.
What did European nations do to the area in the Middle East after WWI? 
a)
rule it 
b)
drill for oil 
c)
partition it 
d)
bomb it
28.

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 United States

b)

Neighboring Arab countries

c)

The major nations of Europe

d)

The countries belonging to the United Nations

29.

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 of the new state of Israel

b)

Israel won the war and the new State of Israel was even bigger than planned

c)

Almost no Jewish People were willing to go to Israel because of the country's angry Arab neighbors

d)

The United nations decided to withdraw the proposal to create a State of Israel because of all the problems

30.

What is Anti-semitism

a)

The State of Israel was established in

b)

1802

c)

1848

d)

1948

31.

What country did U.S. forces enter to look for terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iran

c)

Israel

d)

Kuwait

32.

The TWO conflicts that involved Suddan Hussein were

a)

WWI and Iraqi War

b)

The Persian Gulf and Operation Iraqi Freedom

c)

The Persian Gulf and Afghanistan War

d)

Afghanistan War and the Iraqi War

33.

What are the Invasions of Iraq and Adghanistan often called (especially by Americans)

a)

The Wars of Iraq

b)

The Anti-Terrorism Wars

c)

The Wars on Terror

d)

The Invasions