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Arab-Israeli Conflict

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Zionism?

a)

The name of a religion.

b)

The name of a political movement dedicated to removing Jewish people from Europe.

c)

The name of the political movement dedicated to establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

d)

The name of a political movement dedicated to removing Jewish people from Palestine.

2.

What document supported the creation of a Jewish nation in the Middle East (1917)?

a)

The Balfour Declaration

b)

The Treaty of Versailles

c)

The League of Nations

d)

The Holocaust

3.

A major conflict in the Middle East is between Arab states and ______.

a)

Iraq

b)

Iran

c)

Israel

d)

Turkey

4.

Which of the following causes the MOST conflict in the Middle East?

a)

Water and Gold

b)

Land and Religion

c)

Immigration and Currency

d)

Natural Resources and Capital

5.

The main source of conflict in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians involves

a)

Slavery

b)

Religion

c)

Communism

d)

Oil rights

6.

Zionism is

a)

the name of a religion.

b)

the name of a political movement dedicated to removing Jewish people from Europe.

c)

the name of the political movement dedicated to establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

d)

the name of a rock band.

7.

The creation of a Jewish nation in the Middle East in 1917 was supported by Great Britain in

a)

The Balfour Declaration

b)

The Treaty of Versailles

c)

The League of Nations

d)

The Holocaust

8.

Which of these was the biggest influence in the United Nations to recognize Israel as a nation-state in 1948?

a)

WWI

b)

the Holocaust

c)

discovery of oil

d)

the Middle East crisis

9.

What large empire broke up after World War I?

a)

Aztec Empire

b)

Arabic Empire

c)

Roman Empire

d)

Ottoman Empire

10.

Anti-Semitism is

a)

hatred of Nazis.

b)

support for Jews.

c)

prejudice against Jews.

d)

support for Muslims.

11.

Who are the Arabs?

a)

a group of people who live mostly in the Middle East, tend to speak Arabic, and often follow Islam

b)

a group of people who are descended from the ancient Hebrews and believe in Judaism

c)

an Iranian ethnic group native to a mountainous region of Western Asia known as Kurdistan

d)

a minority group of people in Rwanda and Burundi, targeted by a massive genocide in 1994

12.

After World War I, which European country took control of Palestine?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

France

13.

What was the goal of Zionism?

a)

To create a Jewish homeland in the Middle East

b)

To wipe out all Jewish people

c)

To protect the mostly Arab nation of Palestine

14.

Out of all of the countries in the world, why did Jews want to settle in Palestine?

a)

They have a religious connection to this land that goes back thousands of years, all of their holy places are there

b)

This area has the most natural resources that they believed would help them build a strong economy

c)

There was no one living here so it was easy to take this land without angering anyone

15.

Which international organization voted to divide Palestine into a Jewish country and an Arab country in 1948?

a)

the Red Cross

b)

the United Nations

c)

the World Bank

d)

the World Health Organization

16.

Who are the Jews?

a)

a group of people who live mostly in the Middle East, tend to speak Arabic, and often follow Islam

b)

a group of people who are descended from the ancient Hebrews and believe in Judaism

c)

an Iranian ethnic group native to a mountainous region of Western Asia known as Kurdistan

d)

a minority group of people in Rwanda and Burundi, targeted by a massive genocide in 1994

17.

Out of all of the countries in the world, why did Jews want to settle in Palestine?

a)

They have a religious connection to this land that goes back thousands of years, all of their holy places are there

b)

This area has the most natural resources that they believed would help them build a strong economy

c)

There was no one living here so it was easy to take this land without angering anyone

18.

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

a)

Judaism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Zionism

d)

Isolationism

19.

In what year was the Balfour Declaration signed?

a)

1914

b)

1915

c)

1916

d)

1917

20.

What do Judaism, Christianity and Islam all have in common?

a)

They believe in the same God

b)

The bible

c)

They are all monotheistic

d)

They are all polytheistic

21.

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

22.

Who founded the Zionist movement?

a)

Theodor Herzl

b)

James Herlz

c)

Isaac Herlz

d)

Lukas Herlz

23.

Who controlled Israel-Palestine prior to the British?

a)

Romans

b)

Greeks

c)

Egyptians

d)

Ottomans

24.

When was the state of Israel officially established?

a)

1937

b)

1948

c)

1959

d)

1963

25.

Zionism can best be described as ---

a)

Make Judaism the national religion in Germany

b)

A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Germany

c)

A movement to repair the damages of the Holocaust

d)

A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine

26.

What document was released by the British Government, supporting the Jewish people receiving a homeland?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

Rights of Man and the Citizen

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

The Balfour Declaration

27.
How did Palestine’s Arab neighbors feel about Israel?
a)
They helped build walls around Israel
b)
They immediately began trading with Israel
c)
They refused to recognize Israel as a nation
28.
What did Palestine’s neighbors do when Israel declared itself a nation?
a)
Declared war
b)
Opened embassies in Israel
c)
Opened trade negotiations
29.
What happened every time Israel’s neighbors attacked Israel?
a)
Israel lost the war and lost land
b)
The Arab nations lost, and Palestine lost land
c)
The Arab nations won, and Israel lost land
30.

In what year was the 6 Day War?

a)

1948

b)

1959

c)

1967

d)

1976

31.

What part of the region is technically regarded as Palestinian territory?

a)

Gaza

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Tel Aviv

d)

Bethlehem

32.
Which U.S. President is credited with securing peace between Egypt and Israel?
a)
Carter
b)
Clinton
c)
Eisenhower 
d)
Bush 
33.
What was the Camp David Accords?
a)
Music Festival
b)
Peace talks
c)
A war
d)
A camp
34.
After which war did Israel gain the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza from Egypt?
a)
Ramadan
b)
4 Days war
c)
Arab-Israeli war
d)
Six Days War
35.

Besides Israel and Palestine, what are the two other important locations IN Israel?

a)

Egypt

b)

Gaza

c)

West Bank

d)

Turkey

36.

Why was it called the Yom Kippur War?

a)

Because the Israelis were attacked on that holiday

b)

Because the Egyptians were attacked on that holiday

c)

Because it was named after the Egyptian President

d)

Because it was named after the Israeli Prime Minister

37.

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.

a)

Oslo Accords

b)

Camp David Accords

c)

Cease-Fire

d)

Treaty of Versailles

38.

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.

a)

2010 Peace Negotiations

b)

Cease-Fire

c)

Oslo Accords

d)

Camp David Accords

39.

Egyptian leader who signed a peace agreement with Israel

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Anwar Sadat

c)

Yasir Arafat

d)

Golda Meir

40.

Leader of the PLO

a)

Gamal Abdel Nasser

b)

Yasir Arafat

c)

Golda Meir

d)

Anwar Sadat

41.

What is an intifada?

a)

An intifada is a poor Palestinian baby who is born in the occupied territory of West Bank.

b)

An intifada describes a riot or revolt that Palestinian Arab populations use to protest Israeli occupation of their land.

c)

An intifada is someone who lives in Israel who does not believe in any organized religious ideology.

d)

An intifada describes a Jewish citizen who lives in Gaza or the West Bank.

42.
What is a refugee?
a)
A person who goes to jail for their political beliefs
b)
A person who leaves their country because of war
c)
A person who leaves their country because they are poor
43.

What do Palestinians want from Israel?

a)

Their land returned

b)

A military

c)

To immigrate to Europe

44.

What terrorist group mostly located in the West Bank and Gaza wants to liberate Palestine?

a)

Al Qaeda

b)

Hezbollah

c)

ISIS

d)

Hamas

45.

What did the Egyptians nationalize during the 1956 conflict?

a)

Oil production

b)

Sugar Cane Production

c)

The Pyramids

d)

Suez Canal

46.

What is an Intifada?

a)

A reform in the Israeli government

b)

Israeli retaliations

c)

A mass Palestinian uprising

d)

Arab-Israeli ceasefire

47.

After the UN partition of Jerusalem the city would have been...

a)

Given to Israel

b)

Given to Palestine

c)

Split between the Israelis and Palestinians

d)

Put under UN control

48.

Israel and which neighboring Arab rival made peace at the Camp David Accords?

a)

Syria

b)

Egypt

c)

Jordan

d)

Lebanon

49.

What peninsula was obtained during the Six Day War?

a)

Golan

b)

Gaza

c)

Arabian

d)

Sinai

50.

Event in which the PLO recognized Israel in return for limited self-rule

a)

Oslo Accords

b)

The Madrid Conference

c)

The Camp David Agreement

d)

Six Day War

51.

The Palestinian Liberation Organization was initially created to

a)

form peace between Arabs and Israelis

b)

destroy Israel

c)

re-establish the UN Two State Partition Plan

d)

end nuclear warfare