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End of the Cold War and Conflicts in the Middle East

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 29mins

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Class
Date
1.

The 1947 United Nations plan for the former British Mandate in Palestine called for

a)

international control of Palestine

b)

Jewish control of Palestine.

c)

separate Arab and Jewish states.

d)

a single state shared by Jews and Arabs.

2.

The international movement for the establishment of a Jewish homeland is known as what?

a)

anti-Semitism

b)

Holocaust

c)

Diaspora

d)

Zionism

3.

What is the United States' main economic interest in SW Asia?

a)

Oil

b)

Trade routes

c)

Mineral resources

d)

Agricultural products

4.

Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war:

a)

Persian Gulf War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

d)

Kuwait War

5.

In the 1978 Camp David Accords, what concession did Egypt make to Israel?

a)

Egypt condemned anti-Semitism.

b)

Egypt evacuated its troops from Jerusalem.

c)

Egypt returned the Golan Heights to Israel.

d)

Egypt recognized Israel's right to exist.

6.

Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?

a)

Mikhail Gorbechev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Boris Yeltsin

d)

Vladimir Putin

7.

Which new Soviet policy granted the people of the USSR more decision making power and greater access to private ownership of businesses?

a)

perestroika

b)

glasnost

c)

democratization

d)

shock therapy

8.

Which of Gorbachev's programs created more openness, more public participation in government, and greater individual rights were given to Soviet citizens?

a)

glasnost

b)

perestroika

c)

democratizatsiya

d)

shock therapy

9.

The Six-Day War in 1967 between Israel and nearby Arab states resulted in

a)

the expansion of Palestinian territory

b)

an Arab defeat.

c)

an Arab victory.

d)

a stalemate.

10.

The Intifada uprising that began in 1987 was motivated by opposition to

a)

Egypt's seizure of the Suez Canal.

b)

Israeli policies in the West Bank and Gaza.

c)

Palestinian participation in peace negotiations.

d)

the establishment of a theocracy in Israel.

11.

This is the name given to a 1917 letter from a British foreign secretary who seemed to make promises to both Zionists and Palestinians.

a)

Zimmerman Note

b)

Balfour Declaration

c)

Sykes-Pico Agreement

d)

Huessian McMahon Letters

12.

In the 1970s and 1980s, this groupís military wing conducted a violent campaign against Israel, which, in turn, bombed Palestinian towns thought to be the groupís strongholds.

a)

ISIS

b)

Taliban

c)

PLO

d)

Hezbollah

13.

An international incident in 1956 involving Egypt's seizure of the Suez Canal an invasions of Egypt by Israel, Britain, and France

a)

Yom Kippur War

b)

SIx Day War

c)

Panama Crisis

d)

Suez Crisis

14.

What did Israel do after the Second Intifada to increase security? (Hint: Think about what Trump wanted to do at the Mexican Border).

a)

They began peace negotiations with Hamas.

b)

They built a barrier wall across the West Bank

c)

They greatly increased the size of the Israeli military

d)

They stopped building settlements in the Gaza Strip.

15.

Which of the following was a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?

a)

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis became refugees.

b)

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians became refugees.

c)

An independent Palestinian state no longer existed.

d)

all of the above