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Creation of Israel-U.S. in Middle East

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Sultans could not control such a vast empire.

b)

They did not modernize or update weapons

c)

They were conquered by the Germans in WWI

d)

They sided with Germany and lost WWI

2.

This officially divided up the land once ruled by the Ottoman Empire.

a)

Balfour Declaration

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Zionism

d)

Sykes-Picot Agreement

3.

After the Ottoman Empire collapsed, this country became responsible for dividing its lands.

a)

Great Britain

b)

U.S.

c)

Germany

d)

France

4.

These TWO factors were not considered when dividing lands and redrawing maps in the Middle East.

a)

Other European countries

b)

religious groups

c)

political groups

d)

ethnic groups

5.

This was a written promise that Britain would give them back their homeland.

a)

Sykes-Picot Agreement

b)

Balfour Declaration

c)

Zionist Agreement

d)

Sunni-Shia Agreement

6.

Great Britain promised the Arab people that they would be given Palestine, ...

a)

and the Palestinians were thrilled with their new land.

b)

but the Palestinians were only given 75% of Palestine

c)

and the Jews were forced out of Palestine

d)

but the Palestinians were only given less than 1/4 of the land.

7.

This is a Jewish desire and movement to return to their homeland.

a)

Diaspora

b)

Arab-Israeli Accord

c)

Zionism

d)

Zodiacism

8.

This specific terms means to discriminate or have hatred for Jewish people.

a)

antisemitism

b)

Zionism

c)

antiskepticism

d)

racism

9.

Which of the following is NOT a reason the Jews believed the land in Palestine belonged to them?

a)

Zionism

b)

The Qur'an promised it

c)

anti-semitism

d)

The Holocaust

10.

What was the length of the first Arab-Israeli War?

a)

12 years

b)

6 weeks

c)

8 months

d)

2 months

11.

What year did Israel officially become a country?

a)

1917

b)

1938

c)

1990

d)

1948

12.

Immediately after declaring independence, Israel...

a)

lost most of its access to the Jordan River

b)

was attacked by neighboring Arab countries.

c)

began building homes in the West Bank and Gaza.

d)

was attacked by Great Britain and France.

13.

After the Arab-Israeli War, this country actually gained territory.

a)

Israel

b)

Great Britain

c)

Jordan

d)

Egypt

14.

Immediately after the Arab-Israeli War, the Palestinians...

a)

gained access to more fresh water sources.

b)

lost all of their land and became refugees.

c)

conquered parts of what is present day Israel

d)

signed a piece agreement and left the West Bank and Gaza.

15.

Which of the following helped to cause the Arab-Israeli conflict?

**More than one answer**

a)

Zionist support

b)

the collapse of the Ottoman Empire

c)

conflicts between Arabs and Jews.

d)

The Jews began bombing the West Bank and Gaza unexpectedly.

16.

The initials in O.P.E.C. stand for...

a)

Organization of Political Exporting Countries

b)

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

c)

Organization of People Eating Corn

d)

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Communists

17.

Which of the following are reasons for the U.S. being involved in the Middle East?

a)

Protection of oil supply

b)

establishing democracies

c)

introducing American culture to Arab countries

d)

stopping terrorism

18.

Iraq lost the following when the country of Kuwait was formed.

** More than one answer**

a)

more access to the Euphrates River

b)

more access to the Persian Gulf

c)

large oil fields in Kuwait

d)

large oil fields in Qatar

19.

This was the name of the Iraqi president that became a dictator.

a)

Hassam Suddein

b)

Osama bin Laden

c)

Ayatollah Khomeini

d)

Saddam Hussein

20.

In what year did the Iraqi military invade the little country of Kuwait?

a)

1990

b)

1991

c)

2001

d)

2003

21.

What is the purpose of O.P.E.C.?

a)

To control the price and supply of all natural resources in the world.

b)

To control the amount of goods shipped from one country to another.

c)

To control the price of agricultural products sold in Persian Gulf states.

d)

To control the price and supply of petroleum in the world market

22.

What was the initial concern that the U.S. had when Kuwait was invaded by Iraq?

a)

The U.S. was worried that Kuwait would become communist.

b)

The U.S. was worried about Osama bin Laden taking control of Kuwait.

c)

The U.S. was worried about the supply of oil being cut off from Kuwait.

d)

The U.S. was worried that terrorists would take over Kuwait.

23.

Operation Desert Storm was...

a)

a military operation to free Kuwait from Iraq's invasion.

b)

the U.S. response to al Qaeda attacking the U.S. on 9/11.

c)

the attack on terrorist training camps in Afghanistan.

d)

the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

24.

Operation Iraqi Freedom's goal was to...

a)

rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein's rule and possible weapons of mass destruction

b)

search for members of al Qaeda and find their leader, Osama bin Laden.

c)

free the Iraqi citizens from Osama bin Laden's rule.

d)

push Iraq's military out of Kuwait and find Osama bin Laden

25.

At the end of Operation Desert Storm in February of 1991...

a)

Saddam Hussein surrendered and was placed in prison.

b)

al Qaeda was beaten and Osama bin Laden was captured.

c)

Iraq signed a truce and left Kuwait.

d)

the government of Afghanistan held their first democratic election.

26.

The U.N.'s role in the Persian Gulf War was...

a)

to place a tariff on Iran's oil exports.

b)

to send in tanks and bombers to destroy Iraqi defenses.

c)

to stop Saddam Hussein from attacking Kuwait.

d)

to place an embargo on Iraq's oil exports.

27.

At the end of the Persian Gulf War...

a)

Osama bin Laden was captured and weapons of mass destruction were eliminated.

b)

Saddam Hussein was executed, and a democratic election was held in Iraq.

c)

the U.S. joined forces with Iran and took over Iraq.

d)

the Iraqi military set fire to oil fields in Kuwait.

28.

When was Saddam Hussein captured?

a)

1991

b)

2001

c)

2003

d)

2011

29.

What happened to Saddam Hussein after U.S. troops captured him in 2003?

a)

He was executed by the U.S. military in a raid on his home in 2011.

b)

He was put on trial by the Iraqi government and executed in 2006.

c)

He was put on trial by the Iraqi government and sentenced to life in prison in 2003

d)

None of these

30.

When did Iraq hold its first free democratic election?

a)

1991

b)

2001

c)

2003

d)

2005

31.

The U.S. began Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, but didn't officially leave the country until...

a)

2005

b)

2008

c)

2011

d)

2021

32.

This person was the self-proclaimed leader of al Qaeda.

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

Ayatollah Khomeini

c)

Hussein bin Laden

d)

Osama bin Laden

33.

This radical Muslim group took control of the government in Afghanistan in 1996.

a)

al Qaeda

b)

Taliban

c)

ISIS

d)

Hezbollah

34.

This terrorist network took responsibility for the attacks on the U.S. on 9/11.

a)

al Qaeda

b)

Taliban

c)

ISIS

d)

al Queena

35.

When did the U.S. enter Afghanistan to respond to the attacks on 9/11?

a)

September 1, 2001

b)

September 1, 2003

c)

October 7, 2011

d)

October 7, 2001

36.

What was the military operation in Afghanistan in 2001 called?

a)

Operation Desert Storm

b)

Operation Enduring Freedom

c)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

d)

Operation Threat Level Midnight

37.

Where and when was Osama bin Laden found?

a)

in Afghanistan one year after the 9/11 attacks

b)

in Afghanistan ten years after the 9/11 attacks

c)

in Iraq 10 years after the 9/11 attacks

d)

in Pakistan 10 years after the 9/11 attacks

38.

Who is this?

a)

The president of Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden

b)

The president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein

c)

The leader of al Qaeda, Saddam Hussein

d)

The leader of al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden

39.

Who is this?

a)

The president of Afghanistan, Saddam Hussein

b)

The dictator of Iraq, Osama bin Laden

c)

The dictator of Iraq, Saddam Hussein

d)

The regional manager of Dunder Mifflin, Michael Scott

40.

Which person is ultimately responsible for this?

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

Hussein bin Laden

c)

Osama bin Laden

d)

"Old Man" Jenkins

41.

Which person took responsibility for this?

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

Osama bin Laden

c)

The Dark Lord, Sauron

d)

Darth Vader