WorksheetsU.S. in the Middle East
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who is the United States' closest ally in the Middle East today?
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Pakistan
The nation of Israel was created soon after....
World War I
World War II
The Persian Gulf War
The Korean War
In November 1979, revolutionaries stormed the American embassy in Tehran and held 52 Americans hostage. The Carter administration tried unsuccessfully to negotiate for the hostages release. On January 20, 1981, the day Carter left office, Iran released the Americans, ending their 444 days in captivity.
Iran Contra Affair
OPEC Hostage Crisis
Iran Hostage Crisis
Tehran Hostage Crisis
What city in the Middle East is considered a "Holy Site" by multiple religions?
Mecca
Baghdad
Tehran
Jerusalem
The Middle East contains the world's largest amount of ______ reserves.
Coal
Oil
Iron
Uranium
The creation of Israel as an official nation was supported by other Arab nations.
TRUE
FALSE
How long were the 52 Americans kept hostage in Iran?
222 days
333 days
444 days
555 days
Why did many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the state of Israel?
There was no one else living in the land
Many felt that Jews deserved help because they suffered so much in the Holocaust
Arab countries in the area supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine
All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were given homelands at that time
How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel?
They were unaffected by the new state
They supported it fully
They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them
They were unhappy, but agreed to work it out
Today, a major cause of conflict in SW Asia is fighting between which two groups over land?
Bedouins and Armenians
Persians and Iranians
Jews and Palestinians
Arabs and Egyptians
Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war:
Persian Gulf War
Vietnam War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Kuwait War
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?
To gain control of oil fields and reserves
To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons
To protect the Arab culture
To overthrow Kuwait's harsh dictator
Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?
Afghanistan
Kuwait
Iraq
Israel
What led the U.S. to bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?
Afghanistan was building nuclear weapons and the U.S. wanted to put a stop to it
The U.S. believed Afghanistan's government was offering safety to al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden
The United Nations asked the U.S. to overthrow the Taliban government
Afghanistan invaded Kuwait and threatened the U.S. oil supply
A United Nations inspection team was in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, with the purpose of finding and destroying:
Oil fields
Desalination plants
Weapons of mass destruction
Military helicopters
Navy SEALS killed this leader in Pakistan. He was the leader of Al-Qaeda.
Saddam Hussein
Muhammad Ghadafi
Osama Bin Laden
Anwar Sadat
This leader was captured, tried and executed for his crimes. Who was he?
Saddam Hussein
Osama Bin Laden
Muhammad Ghadafi
Anwar Sadwat
Group responsible for the 9/11 attacks; led by Osama Bin Laden
Al-Qaeda
Taliban
Northern Alliance
Sunni Muslims
