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Middle East conflict

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term to describe the movement promoting the establishment of a Jewish homeland?

a)

Judaism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Zionism

d)

Isolationism

2.

In what year was the Balfour Declaration signed?

a)

1914

b)

1915

c)

1916

d)

1917

3.

Anti-Semitism is...

a)

Prejudice or hatred towards Jews

b)

The belief in creating a nation state

c)

The traditional name of Palestine

d)

A type of propaganda

4.

The Arab-Israeli conflict is essentially about...

a)

Ethnicity

b)

Historical perspectives

c)

Land

d)

Money

5.

Who founded the Zionist movement?

a)

Theodor Herzl

b)

James Herlz

c)

Isaac Herlz

d)

Lukas Herlz

6.

Who controlled Palestine just prior to the British?

a)

Romans

b)

Greeks

c)

Egyptians

d)

Ottomans

7.

In what year was the 6 Day War?

a)

1948

b)

1956

c)

1967

d)

1973

8.

When was the state of Israel officially established?

a)

1937

b)

1948

c)

1959

d)

1963

9.

This agreement promised the land liberated from the Ottoman empire to the Arab population of the Middle East if they revolted against the Turks during WWI.

a)

Sykes-Picot Agreement

b)

McMahon-Husayn Letters

c)

Balfour Declaration

d)

Atlantic Charter

10.

This secret agreement between Britain and France divided Palestine between the two countries

a)

Balfour Declaration

b)

McMahon-Husayn Letters

c)

Sykes-Picot Agreement

d)

Radcliffe Amendment

11.

This war resulted in Israeli gaining the Sinai peninsula, Gaza, West Bank, Golan Heights, and all of Jerusalem. Israel also quadrupled in size and governs over 1 million Palestinians.

a)

1948/49 Israeli War of Independence

b)

1967 Six Day War

c)

1973 Yom Kippur War

d)

Suez Crisis

12.

This war didn't result in massive land changes, but it did lead to peace between Israel and surrounding Arab nations, as well as a Palestinian realization that their cause would have to be fought by themselves through riots.

a)

1967 Six Day War

b)

1973 Yom Kippur War

c)

1948/49 Israeli War of Independence

d)

1956 Suez canal crises

13.

This war led to Jerusalem being divided into an Eastern & Western portion, Jordan seizing the West Bank, and Egypt taking control of Gaza. Israel also claimed more land as their own & effectively ended the UN partition plan.

a)

1967 Six Day War

b)

1973 Yom Kippur War

c)

1948/49 Israeli War of Independence

d)

1954 Rosh Hashanah Conflict

14.

Before 1947, the British 'promised' Palestinian land of to:

a)
The Jews
b)
The Arabs
c)
The French
d)
All of these
15.

What would the Israelis find most offensive about this cartoon?

a)

They are shown with big noses

b)

They are shown to be the aggressors in the conflict

c)

They are shown to be like the Nazis

d)

They are shown to be carrying out ethnic cleansing

16.

Which of the following statements would be true about this cartoon.

a)

The cartoonist sympathises with the Jews due to the pogroms etc.

b)

The cartoonist is deeply critical of the Arab response to Israeli aggression

c)

The cartoonist is deeply critical of the aggression of Israel

d)

On the 54th anniversary of the state of Israel, peace has finally been obtained.

e)

The cartoonist believes that Israeli tactics can be equated to the Holocaust.

17.

Which of the following statements would apply to the view of the cartoonist?

a)

The UN were able to successfully stop the conflict

b)

The United Nations were powerless to stop the conflict

c)

Israel responded to Arab aggression with unreasonable force

d)

The Palestinians were to blame for the conflict

18.

Which country or region would the 'et al' (meaning 'and others') on the jacket on the onlooker BEST apply to?

a)

Israel

b)

Palestine

c)

Jordan

d)

USA

e)

Egypt

19.

Which statements would apply to the message of this cartoon?

a)

It is a comparison of the 'David vs Goliath' to what has happened in modern history.

b)

It suggests Israel uses excessive force

c)

It suggests that Israel is starting the conflict

d)

David slays Goliath in the second frame

20.

Why did many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the state of Israel?

a)

There was no one else living on the land

b)

Many felt that Jews deserved help because they suffered so much in the Holocaust

c)

Arab countries in the area supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine

d)

All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were given homelands at that time