WorksheetsUnit 2 History of SW Asia
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is Zionism?
the idea that all religious groups should have their own states
the plan to let Arabs and Jews share the land in Palestine equally
the hope that all governments will be based on religious principles
a political movement to establish a Jewish homeland in Zion where they had lived in Biblical times
Because many felt the Jews deserved help due to their suffering in the Holocaust
the World Federation thought they needed a national monument.
the United Nations decided to create the state of Israel
Arab countries in the area supported the creation of a homeland for the Jews in Palestine
All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire gave them land at the same time
Why did Arabs living in Palestine in 1948 reject the creation of the new state of Israel?
they supported it fully
they felt it was unfair to them
the Arab population in Palestine was largely unaffected by the new state
they agreed to try to work it out although they were unhappy about the decision
What is the United States' main economic interest in Southwest Asia?
oil
tourism
trade routes
selling American made products
Which the two religious groups have fought for power in Iraq for decades?
Sunni and Shia Muslims
Christians and Jews
Buddhist and Muslims
Baptists and Methodists
The US invaded ________ again in 2003 in order to destroy the nuclear weapons (WMD) program and overthrow Saddam Hussein.
Afghanistan
Israel
Iraq
Iran
Who's plan was it to divide Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state?
The United Nations
The Warsaw Pact
The Marshall Plan
The Treaty of Versailles
What took place from January to February of 1991?
The Holocaust
The Afaganistan Invasion
World War I
The Persian Gulf War
Religious and ethnic tensions in ___________ were created when Zionist pressures the British government during WWI.
Afghanistan
Iraq
Palestine
Saudi Arabia
Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm are both code names for
Military Generals during WWII
Military Plains during the Vietnam War
Military Plans during WWI
Military operations during the Persian Gulf War
What two groups are in a conflict because they both have a religious connection to the land that was once only Palestine, but is now Palestine and Israel?
Sunni and Shia Muslims
Kurds
Christians and Muslims
Arabs and Jews
- Threats to US and their allies
-The growing number of fundamentalist groups (religious based)
- An important supplier of oil/petroleum
These are all main reasons for ....
The US to be involved in Southwest Asia
The start of WWI
The causes of WWII
The creation of Israel
Of the two groups Sunni and Shia Muslims that in conflict in Iraq, which group is bigger?
Sunni
Shia
Of the two groups Sunni and Shia Muslims that in conflict in Iraq, which group is bigger?
Sunni
Shia
Because __________ support Israel is one of the main reasons for the tension with the countries of Southwest Asia.
Russia
The US
Canada
Britain
Because of the fall and partitioning of the Ottoman Empire....
Russia gained all of it's land
European countries gave the land back to the regional ethnic and religious groups
Regional conflicts and tensions increased between religious and ethnic groups
the US began controlling the area
The Arabs and the Israeli Jews are in a continuing conflict because they...
Want the same land
Want the same government
Want two separate countries
Want the US to become allies with them both
- Surviving Jews of Holocaust needed a home
- Zionist movement in England
- Jews relocating to Palestine
All influenced what event
The formation of the Ottoman Empire
The fall of the Ottoman Empire
The invasion of Iraq
The creation of Israel
- Iraq paid for damages
- Iraqi troops burned oil wells in Kuwait
- Iraq withdrew military forces from Kuwait
All of these are the outcomes of what conflict?
The Persian Gulf War
The Invasion of Iraq
The Invasion of Afghanistan
The creation of Israel
What means dividing or breaking up into pieces?
Holocaust
Partitioning
anti-Semitism
Because the European countries paid little attention to the ethnic and religious groups of Southwest Asia, the foreign partitioning caused .....
major conflicts that continue today
little conflicts that were easily resolved
nothing to happen between the groups so everyone is happy
WWIII to occur with mass casulties
- Many Palestinians were displaced when Israel was founded
- Both groups fight over a limited water supply
- Both groups claim holy sites and landmarks in the area
These are are causes for which conflict?
The Sunni and the Shia
The displacement of the Kurds
The US and the Kurds
The Israeli (Jews) and the Palestinians (Arabs)
