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Unit 2 Quiz Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where are the majority of Jewish people located in Southwest Asia today?
a)
Israel
b)
the West Bank
c)
the Gaza Strip
d)
Saudi Arabia
2.
Which ethnic group forms the Majority around the boarders of Israel?
a)
Kurds
b)
Persians
c)
Arabs
3.
What movement called for a Jewish homeland and encouraged Jews to move back to the land now called "Israel"?
a)
The Crusades
b)
Zionism
c)
The PLO
d)
Arab Nation
4.

Prejudice against Jews is known as

a)

Zionism

b)

apartheid

c)

immigration

d)

Antisemitism

5.

Why did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the state of Israel in 1948?

a)

There was no one else living on the the land at that time.

b)

Many felt the Jews deserved help because they had suffered so much in the Holocaust.

c)

Arab countries in the area supported the creation of a homeland for the Jews in Palestine.

d)

All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were being given homelands at the same time.

6.

What was the outcome of the war between the new state of Israel and the Arabs living in and around Palestine?

a)

The conflict ended and all Palestinian Arabs became citizens in the new state of Israel.

b)

Israel won the war and the new state of Israel was even larger than originally planned.

c)

Almost no Jewish people were willing to go to Israel because of the country's Arab neighbors.

d)

The United Nations decided to withdraw the proposal to create a state of Israel because of all the problems it caused in the area.

7.
Why did the United States get involved in the Persian Gulf War?
a)
The U.S. was concerned about Saddam Hussein taking over the oil of both Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
b)
Al-Quaeda and their leader Osama Bin-Laden were found responsible for the world trade center bombings of September 11, 2001.
c)
Iraq was building weapons of mass destruction and hiding terrorist groups.
8.
Why did the United States get involved in the invasion of Afghanistan?
a)
The U.S. was concerned about Saddam Hussein taking over the oil of both Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
b)
Al-Quaeda and their leader Osama Bin-Laden were found responsible for the world trade center bombings of September 11, 2001.
c)
Iraq was building weapons of mass destruction and hiding terrorist groups.
9.
Who defeated Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf War?
a)
 A U.S. led-coalition won and the Iraqi government withdrew from Kuwait.
b)
George W. Bush, Jr. and his allies.
c)
The government of Afghanistan
10.
Why did the U.S. invade Iraq in 2003?
a)
The U.S. was concerned abot Saddam Hussein taking over the oil of both Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
b)
The government of the Taliban collapsed
c)
Saddam Hussein was suspected of developing nuclear weapons and helping terrorist groups.
11.

What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of World War I?

a)

the Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with Germany and Italy

b)

the Empire spent too much money on buildings and new roads and went bankrupt

c)

the people in the Empire were starving because a long drought had ruined agriculture

d)

the Ottoman government was overthrown by a revolt of factory workers who were unemployed when the war ended

12.

What world organization created the new state of Israel in 1948 as a homeland for the Jews?

a)

the United Nations

b)

the European Union

c)

the League of Nations

d)

the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

13.

What is the main reason the United States has had a major presence in the Middle East during the 21st Century?

a)

spread Christianity and democracy

b)

  give medical assistance and supplies

c)

provide training and financial support

d)

  protect the supply of oil and fight terrorism

14.

What large empire broke up after World War I?

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Aztec Empire

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Persian Empire

15.
What group was already living in Palestine before Israel was created in 1948?
a)
French
b)
Palestinian Arabs
c)
Americans
d)
Spanish
16.
What is anti-semitism?
a)
discrimination based on skin color
b)
hatred or discrimination of jews
c)
policies to separate blacks and whites
d)
the mass genocide of people
17.
Why was there an increase of Jewish immigrants in the 1930s?
a)
Diasporas
b)
British control
c)
The Holocaust
d)
Vacation
18.

Why did the European Partitioning under the Sykes-Picot agreement cause conflict?

a)

Other European nations were upset they did not acquire more territory.

b)

The French disagreed with the British on which land to mandate.

c)

Countries were allowed to maintain wealth of natural resources.

d)

Europeans ignored historical and religious/ethnic borders.

19.

___________: Arab ; Israeli: Jew

a)

Palestinian

b)

Shia

c)

Iraqi

d)

Kurd

20.

Oil is the natural resource that US decided to protect in the Middle East

a)
b)
21.
How was the Israeli Jewish vs. Palestinian Arab Muslim conflict finally resolved?
a)
Both sides agreed to have 2 separate nations.
b)
Both sides agreed to work together in one nation.
c)
It has not been solved, conflict lasts to today.
22.

The Balfour Declaration demonstrated whose support for the Jews?

a)

France

b)

United States

c)

Germany

d)

Great Britain

23.

Who was upset with with the Balfour Declaration and increased momentum of the Zionist movement?

a)

Shia Muslims

b)

Israeli Jews

c)

Palestinian Arabs

d)

Kurds