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Middle East Conflict/9/11

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was Israel formed?

a)

1900

b)

1948

c)

1950

d)

2001

2.

Who did Israel fight during the Six Day War?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Egypt

d)

Turkey

3.

When Israel was formed, what other group was already in that territory?

a)

Russians

b)

British

c)

Iranians

d)

Palestinians

4.

True or False? Arabs were upset they were losing territory to Israel and did not support a two state idea?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Gamal Abdel Nassar (leader of Egypt) shocked the world when he seized what waterway?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Erie Canal

d)

Gilbraltar Canal

6.

Nassar tried to create Pan Arabism. What was it?

a)

Type of food

b)

Arab unity

c)

New Arab country

d)

New language

7.

Who surprised the world by supporting Egypt during the Suez War?

a)

British

b)

French

c)

United States

d)

Israel

8.

True or False? The Sinai Pennisula was one of the territories that Israel took during the Six Day war?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The Camp David Accords was a peace treaty between what two countries?

a)

Jordan/Syria

b)

Egypt/Israel

c)

Israel/Saudi Arabi

d)

Egypt/Syria

10.

Which Egyptian leader was assassinated in 1981?

a)

Gamal Abdel Nassar

b)

Tut An kammen

c)

Kon Shu

d)

Anwar el-Sadat

11.

What was the purpose of the Palestinian Liberation Organization?

a)

To find a homeland for the Palestinians

b)

To free Palestinians from death camps

c)

To help Palestinias get loans for housing

d)

To fight the United States

12.

Who was the leader of the PLO?

a)

Osama Bin Laden

b)

Abdul Khomeni

c)

El-mar Naboo

d)

Yasir Arafat

13.

Name the religious leader who would lead an Islamic revolution in Iran in the late 70's?

a)

Ayatollah Khomeni

b)

Ayatollah Palpatine

c)

Ayatollah Nassar

d)

Sheik Al Ram

14.

In November 1979, what happened at the US Embassy in Iran?

a)

It was bombed

b)

52 Americans were taken hostage

c)

52 Americans were set free

d)

Nothing

15.

Name the dictator who was the leader of Iraq?

a)

Abdel Nassar

b)

Shiek Konshu

c)

Sadam Hussein

d)

Omar Palpatine

16.

What country did Iraq invade that would lead to the first Gulf War?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iran

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Kuwait

17.

Who planned the attack of 9/11?

a)

Osama Bin Laden

b)

Saddam Hussein

c)

Abdulla Sadat

d)

Amir Mufasa

18.

Which country would the US invade looking for mastermind of the 9/11 attacks?

a)

Kuwait

b)

Israel

c)

Egypt

d)

Afghanistan