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Conflicts in SWA

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who did the league of nations grant control of Palestine to?

a)

The British Empire

b)

The United States

c)

The Palestinian Authority

d)

the State of Israel

2.

Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews have a historical conflict between one another; what is that conflcit?

a)

Both claim that they are descended from the Roman rulers of the land.

b)

Both claim that the League of Nations gave them the same land.

c)

Both claim that God granted the same land to their people

d)

Both claim that they were granted the same land in the Balfour Declaration.

3.

France and Great Britain did not take into account the religious, cultural, or ethnic differences when they _____________ the land.

a)

overthrown

b)

established

c)

independent

d)

partitioned

4.

Israel was established because_______________.

a)

sectarian violence in various Arab states

b)

Arabs needed a homeland after the Ottoman Empire fell

c)

the need for a safe Jewish homeland following the Holocaust

d)

the PLO, Hamas, and Hezbollah wanted it that way

5.

The world event where over 11 million people died in concentration camps was called

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

The Holocaust

c)

World War I

d)

The Extermination

6.

Israel and Palestinians main source of conflict in Southwest Asia is?

a)

slavery

b)

religion

c)

oil rights

d)

communism

7.

A political movement that establishes a Jewish homeland is called

a)

Isolationism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Zionism

d)

Anti-semitism

8.

What is the plan for Palestine in 1947 from the United Nations?

a)

The plan was to create a single Arab state.

b)

The plan was to divide Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state.

c)

The plan was to create a single Jewish state.

d)

The plan was to divide Palestine into a socialist state and a democratic state.

9.

What did Shia Muslims believe about the next caliph?

a)

They believed that the caliph should be elected by the Muslim community

b)

They believed that the caliph must be related to Muhammad.

c)

They believed that the caliph must have been born into a wealthy family.

d)

They believed that the caliph must seize control through force.

10.

"Tribal Revolts in Iraq: Kurds targets in North, Shia in the South"

a)

the reasons behind US military involvement in the Persian Gulf War

b)

conflicts resulting from the partitioning of Southwest Asia following World War I

c)

the impact of the collapse of the Soviet Union on Southwest Asia

d)

heightened ethnic tensions caused by the establishment of the State of Israel.

11.

What is the similarity between Palestinian-Arabs and the Kurds?

a)

They share the same religion

b)

They occupy the same land.

c)

They are of the same ethnic group.

d)

They do not have a homeland of their own.

12.

Explain how European partitioning in the Middle East following WWI led to regional conflict.

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13.

Describe how land and religion plays a role in continuing conflicts in the Middle East (i.e. the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the division between Sunni and Shia Muslims, and Kurdish nationalism).


Choose one of the 3 choices highlighted to briefly describe how partitioning of land and religion plays a role in the continuing conflicts of SWA.

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14.

Who has religious conflicts in SWA?

a)

Arab-Muslim Palestinians and Israeli Jews

b)

Palestinians and Christians

c)

Shia and Sunni Muslims

d)

Kurds and Turkish Muslims

15.

Describe how not having a homeland and being a minority in other people's countries has caused conflicts for the Kurds.

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