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WorksheetsArab-Israeli Conflict
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Worksheet time: 17mins
What is Zionism?
The name of a religion.
The name of a political movement dedicated to removing Jewish people from Europe.
The name of the political movement dedicated to establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
The name of a political movement dedicated to removing Jewish people from Palestine.
What document supported the creation of a Jewish nation in the Middle East (1917)?
The Balfour Declaration
The Treaty of Versailles
The League of Nations
The Holocaust
A major conflict in the Middle East is between Arab states and ______.
Iraq
Iran
Israel
Turkey
Which of the following causes the MOST conflict in the Middle East?
Water and Gold
Land and Religion
Immigration and Currency
Natural Resources and Capital
The main source of conflict in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians involves
Slavery
Religion
Communism
Oil rights
Zionism is
the name of a religion.
the name of a political movement dedicated to removing Jewish people from Europe.
the name of the political movement dedicated to establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
the name of a rock band.
The creation of a Jewish nation in the Middle East in 1917 was supported by Great Britain in
The Balfour Declaration
The Treaty of Versailles
The League of Nations
The Holocaust
Which of these was the biggest influence in the United Nations to recognize Israel as a nation-state in 1948?
WWI
the Holocaust
discovery of oil
the Middle East crisis
What large empire broke up after World War I?
Aztec Empire
Arabic Empire
Roman Empire
Ottoman Empire
Anti-Semitism is
hatred of Nazis.
support for Jews.
prejudice against Jews.
support for Muslims.
Who are the Arabs?
a group of people who live mostly in the Middle East, tend to speak Arabic, and often follow Islam
a group of people who are descended from the ancient Hebrews and believe in Judaism
an Iranian ethnic group native to a mountainous region of Western Asia known as Kurdistan
a minority group of people in Rwanda and Burundi, targeted by a massive genocide in 1994
After World War I, which European country took control of Palestine?
Great Britain
Italy
Spain
France
What was the goal of Zionism?
To create a Jewish homeland in the Middle East
To wipe out all Jewish people
To protect the mostly Arab nation of Palestine
Out of all of the countries in the world, why did Jews want to settle in Palestine?
They have a religious connection to this land that goes back thousands of years, all of their holy places are there
This area has the most natural resources that they believed would help them build a strong economy
There was no one living here so it was easy to take this land without angering anyone
Which international organization voted to divide Palestine into a Jewish country and an Arab country in 1948?
the Red Cross
the United Nations
the World Bank
the World Health Organization
Who are the Jews?
a group of people who live mostly in the Middle East, tend to speak Arabic, and often follow Islam
a group of people who are descended from the ancient Hebrews and believe in Judaism
an Iranian ethnic group native to a mountainous region of Western Asia known as Kurdistan
a minority group of people in Rwanda and Burundi, targeted by a massive genocide in 1994
Out of all of the countries in the world, why did Jews want to settle in Palestine?
They have a religious connection to this land that goes back thousands of years, all of their holy places are there
This area has the most natural resources that they believed would help them build a strong economy
There was no one living here so it was easy to take this land without angering anyone
What is the term to describe the movement promoting the establishment of a Jewish homeland?
Judaism
Nationalism
Zionism
Isolationism
In what year was the Balfour Declaration signed?
1914
1915
1916
1917
What do Judaism, Christianity and Islam all have in common?
They believe in the same God
The bible
They are all monotheistic
They are all polytheistic
Anti-Semitism is...
Prejudice or hatred towards Jews
The belief in creating a nation state
The traditional name of Palestine
A type of propaganda
Who founded the Zionist movement?
Theodor Herzl
James Herlz
Isaac Herlz
Lukas Herlz
Who controlled Israel-Palestine prior to the British?
Romans
Greeks
Egyptians
Ottomans
When was the state of Israel officially established?
1937
1948
1959
1963
Zionism can best be described as ---
Make Judaism the national religion in Germany
A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Germany
A movement to repair the damages of the Holocaust
A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine
What document was released by the British Government, supporting the Jewish people receiving a homeland?
The Declaration of Independence
Rights of Man and the Citizen
Treaty of Versailles
The Balfour Declaration
In what year was the 6 Day War?
1948
1959
1967
1976
What part of the region is technically regarded as Palestinian territory?
Gaza
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Bethlehem
Besides Israel and Palestine, what are the two other important locations IN Israel?
Egypt
Gaza
West Bank
Turkey
Why was it called the Yom Kippur War?
Because the Israelis were attacked on that holiday
Because the Egyptians were attacked on that holiday
Because it was named after the Egyptian President
Because it was named after the Israeli Prime Minister
An agreement in 1993 in which Israeli prime minister Rabin granted Palestinian self-rule in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, in exchange for the P.L.O to end its activity of ending Israel's existence.
Oslo Accords
Camp David Accords
Cease-Fire
Treaty of Versailles
In 1978, Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat and Israel's Prime Minister Menachin Begin met at Camp David and a peace treaty was created between Israel and Egypt where Egypt agreed to recognize the nation state of Israel.
2010 Peace Negotiations
Cease-Fire
Oslo Accords
Camp David Accords
Egyptian leader who signed a peace agreement with Israel
Jimmy Carter
Anwar Sadat
Yasir Arafat
Golda Meir
Leader of the PLO
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Yasir Arafat
Golda Meir
Anwar Sadat
What is an intifada?
An intifada is a poor Palestinian baby who is born in the occupied territory of West Bank.
An intifada describes a riot or revolt that Palestinian Arab populations use to protest Israeli occupation of their land.
An intifada is someone who lives in Israel who does not believe in any organized religious ideology.
An intifada describes a Jewish citizen who lives in Gaza or the West Bank.
What do Palestinians want from Israel?
Their land returned
A military
To immigrate to Europe
What terrorist group mostly located in the West Bank and Gaza wants to liberate Palestine?
Al Qaeda
Hezbollah
ISIS
Hamas
What did the Egyptians nationalize during the 1956 conflict?
Oil production
Sugar Cane Production
The Pyramids
Suez Canal
What is an Intifada?
A reform in the Israeli government
Israeli retaliations
A mass Palestinian uprising
Arab-Israeli ceasefire
After the UN partition of Jerusalem the city would have been...
Given to Israel
Given to Palestine
Split between the Israelis and Palestinians
Put under UN control
Israel and which neighboring Arab rival made peace at the Camp David Accords?
Syria
Egypt
Jordan
Lebanon
What peninsula was obtained during the Six Day War?
Golan
Gaza
Arabian
Sinai
Event in which the PLO recognized Israel in return for limited self-rule
Oslo Accords
The Madrid Conference
The Camp David Agreement
Six Day War
The Palestinian Liberation Organization was initially created to
form peace between Arabs and Israelis
destroy Israel
re-establish the UN Two State Partition Plan
end nuclear warfare
