WorksheetsMiddle East Conflicts
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
What large empire broke up after WWI?
Roman Empire
Aztec Empire
Ottoman Empire
Persian Empire
In what year was the new state of Israel created?
1984
1939
1991
1948
How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel?
They were unaffected by the new state
They supported it fully
They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them
They were unhappy, but agreed to work it out
What is the United States' main economic interest in SW Asia?
Oil
Trade routes
Mineral resources
Agricultural products
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?
To gain control of oil fields and reserves
To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons
To protect the Arab culture
To overthrow Kuwait's harsh dictator
Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?
Afghanistan
Kuwait
Iraq
Israel
Why did the U.S. go to war against Iraq in 2003?
Iraq was threatening Israel with nuclear weapons
They believed Iraq was going to invade Kuwait a second time
Iraqi troops invaded Saudi Arabia, a close ally of the U.S.
The U.S. believed Iraq was developing nuclear weapons and offering aid to terrorist groups like al-Qaeda
What lies at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East?
Religion & Land
Religion & Trade Routes
Land & Freedom of Speech
Religion & Freedom of Speech
What is a synonym for the word "partition"?
Unite
Divide
Respect
Fight
Which two religious sects are continually fighting for power in several Middle Eastern countries like Iraq and Syria?
Arabs and Jews
Sunni Muslims and Jews
Arabs and Christians
Sunni and Shia Muslims
What was President George W. Bush's response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?
Persian Gulf War
War on Terrorism
Operation Desert Storm
Operation WMD
