WorksheetsSW Asia History Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why did Adolf Hitler adopt anti-Semitism as a German government policy in the early 1930s?
thought the Jewish people had too much political power in the Reichstag.
blamed the Jewish people for the economic and social problems in Germany.
thought that Jewish people wanted to make Germany a Jewish state.
majority in Germany and feared that German culture would be lost.
By 1924, the Ottoman Empire no longer existed and the region was divided into several different countries. The impact of the downfall of the Ottoman Empire led to...
a lack of oil
a lack of water
economic prosperity
regional conflict between ethnic and religious groups.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians?
Each group follows a different religion but values the same holy sites and landmarks.
Water is scarce in the area and the two groups must compete over limited supplies.
They were divided over whether they should adopt communism.
Many Palestinians were displaced when Israel was founded.
"Shia" means "the party of Ali." Why do Shia Muslims believe that Ali should have been the successor to Muhammad, rather than Abu Bakr, whom Sunnis maintain was the correct choice?
Ali was was well-known as Muhammad's closest lifelong friend and most-trusted advisor.
Ali was Muhammad's cousin, a blood relative, and also the first male to become a Muslim.
Ali was elected as the leader of Islam by a council of elders that was convened after Muhammad's death
Ali was chosen by Muhammad as his successor, and confirmed by most of the Muslim community at the time.
Conflicts between Kurds and the governments of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran continue today because
they do not have a homeland and want their own government
they are all Shia and the governments of the different countries where they live are led by Sunni Muslims
they want to move from the mountains to the deserts.
they claim to be God's chosen people.
What is the main reason for continuing conflicts between Israel and its Arab neighbors?
Israel has nuclear weapons.
Israel has a high tariff on Arab goods.
There are no oil reserves in Israel.
Arabs and Israelis want the same land.
Why did the United States invade Afghanistan in 2001?
to overthrow the communist government of Afghanistan
to gain access to oil supplies for United States consumers
to defeat terrorist groups who had attacked the United States
to prevent Afghanistan from developing weapons of mass destruction
Which description best defines partitioning?
Extreme pride in one's own nation.
The process of unifying a divided nation into one.
To divide a country or region into smaller parts.
The belief that all Jewish people deserve their own homeland.
Which of the following allowed the British and French to partition the area known as “Greater Syria”?
the Constantinople Agreement
the Sykes-Picot Agreement
the Peace of Zsitvatorok
the Armistice of Mudros
The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between the United States and which Southwest Asian country?
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Jordan
Which statement about the outcome of the Persian Gulf War is NOT correct?
Iraq withdrew its military forces from Kuwait.
Iraqi troops burned hundreds of oil wells in Kuwait
Iraq agreed to pay for damage caused by its actions.
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was removed from power.
What is true of the stated goals of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and its outcome?
The US government carried out the invasion in order to prevent a rumored Iraqi invasion of Israel, but uncovered no evidence of such a plot.
The US government carried out the invasion in order to destroy the Iraqi nuclear weapons program, but uncovered no evidence of such a program.
The US government carried out the invasion in order to overthrow Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, but Hussein remained in power following the conflict.
The US government carried out the invasion in order to force Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait, but Kuwait remained under Iraqi control following the conflict.
Based on the information in the text and your knowledge of social studies, in which conflict involving the United States did the speaker fight?
the Persian Gulf War
the Afghanistan War
the Vietnam War
the Iraq War
What would MOST LIKELY be discussed under this headline?
the division of land after the First World War
the conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims
the resolution of the Second World War
the establishment of a Jewish state
Conflicts between the Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews are mostly based on...
a religious connection to the land.
the presence of resources
which group has the highest population.
a disagreement about religious beliefs.
Which of the following are reasons for Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait? Select all that apply.
Kuwait was believed to have weapons of mass destruction, and Saddam viewed them as a threat.
Kuwait was increasing the world supply of oil and this decreased the price of oil.
Saddam wanted to eliminate the U.S. presence in the Middle East
Saddam believed that the land in Kuwait belonged to Iraq.
Saddam wanted to cancel out the debt that Iraq owed to Kuwait
