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WorksheetsNew Nations Emerge
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 29mins
A major goal of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in world affairs is to
encourage development of alternative energy sources
regulate oil policies
promote international free trade
In the 1970’s, when Iran was ruled by the Shah, the Ayatollah Khomeini’s major criticism was of the
Shah’s friendship with the Soviet Union
. return to traditional Islamic law
non-Islamic influences on the culture and economy
True of False:
Kwame Nkrumah of Africa, wanted European colonialism on the African continent to come to an end
True
False
Which individual led the Iranian Revolution?
Kemal Ataturk
Slobodan Milo šaevic
Ayatollah Khomeini
What is the main idea of this 2004 cartoon?
Iran continues to build its modern infrastructure.
Iran is experiencing tensions between tradition and modernity.
Extensive ballot choices have weakened democracy in Iran.
Which factor has served as a bond among Arab countries in the Middle East?
similarity of government
unity under a military leader
hostility toward Israel
The 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran was a reaction to the failure of Shah Reza Pahlevi to
supply the military with advanced weapons technology
establish political ties with Western nations
meet the social and political needs of the people
The 1967 Arab-Israeli Six-Day War resulted in the
destruction of Israel’s military
acquisition of the Golan Heights, West Bank, and Gaza Strip by Israel
establishment of a lasting peace in the Middle East
A long-term effect of the Balfour Declaration on the Middle East was the
conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis
establishment of a two-party system in Lebanon
strengthening of parliamentary rule in Turkey
Which region is most closely associated with conflict in the West Bank, Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula?
Western Europe
Middle East
Southern China
East Africa
True or False:
The Hutus in Rwanda used the radio as propaganda against the Tutsis to make them sound inferior.?
True
False
True or False
Countries use media and propaganda to promote national goals.
True
False
Since the 1970s, the wealth of many Middle Eastern nations was increased by the
formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
expansion of Islamic fundamentalism
creation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Which document is most closely associated with the Arab-Israeli conflict?
Balfour Declaration
Communist Manifesto
Treaty of Nanjing
True or False:
During the Rwandan Genocide the Hutus killed a large portion of the Tutsis
True
False
“One person’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter.”
Who is most likely referred to in the quotation above?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Yasir Arafat
Margaret Thatcher
The nations of the world were concerned over the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in 1990 mainly because the
region has important resources and is strategically located
invasion strengthened the military position of Israel
invasion increased Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
In Iran under Ayatollah Khomeini and in Afghanistan throughout the 1990’s, an effect of the Islamic fundamentalist government has been to
limit rights for women
create a strong military alliance with the United States
produce an agrarian-based economy
In the 1990’s, the action by the Israeli Government that has most divided Israeli society has been the decision to
oppose Islamic fundamentalist rule in Iran
support the Camp David accords
grant control of part of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the Palestinians
True or False:
Long lasting peace in the Middle East has been easy to achieve?
True
False
