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Middle East History Pre-Test

Quiz by Christie Thompson

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  • Q1
    Which group is generally held responsible for the terror attacks of September 11, 2001?
    Hezbollah

    I don't know

    Al-Qaeda
    PLO
    Taliban
    30s
  • Q2
    Many people around the world agreed with the formation of the state of Israel because of the events associated with
    the Holocaust.
    D-Day.

    I don't know

    Pearl Harbor.
    Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
    30s
  • Q3
    The conflict over space between Israel and Palestine is MOSTLY due to
    religious issues.

    I don't know

    trade issues.
    natural resources.
    racial issues.
    30s
  • Q4
    Since the creation of Israel in 1948
    the nations of the Middle East have worked together peacefully.

    I don't know

    there have been ongoing conflicts between Israel and the Arab world.
    Israel has helped the nations in the region form democratic governments.
    the United Nations has acted as the central government in the region.
    30s
  • Q5
    Scarcity of water in the Middle East has played a major role in continuing the conflict between the Arab nations and
    Israel.

    I don't know

    Palestine.
    Egypt.
    Syria.
    30s
  • Q6
    After the formation of Israel on May 14, 1948, what was the reaction of surrounding Arab nations?
    A coalition of Arab nations introduced the Partition Plan for Palestine to the United Nations.

    I don't know

    Arab nations signed a peace treaty with the new nation of Israel.
    The five surrounding nations immediately attacked Israel.
    The Arab nations built up their militaries in preparation for an attack the following year.
    30s
  • Q7
    In 1948, the state of Israel was formed to give which group of people a homeland?
    Christians

    I don't know

    Hindus
    Jewish
    Muslims
    30s
  • Q8
    What was Osama bin Laden BEST known for?
    organizing the Taliban to resist Soviet occupation

    I don't know

    destroying the oil rigs of Kuwait in the 1990s
    running the largest dictatorship in the Middle East
    founding an Islamic extremist terrorist group
    30s
  • Q9
    Which of these events MOST impacted the way Americans viewed the Middle East region?
    September 11th Terrorist Attacks, 2001
    Hurricane Katrina, 2005
    the First Gulf War, 1990

    I don't know

    the Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989
    30s
  • Q10
    What event led to the United States bombing Afghanistan on October 7, 2001?
    The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
    Ronald Reagan telling Gorbachev "Tear down this wall!"

    I don't know

    Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
    Taking of American hostages in Tehran
    30s
  • Q11
    Immediately after the end of World War I and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, European countries increased their involvement in Middle Eastern political and economic affairs. Which of these BEST explains how this change took place?

    I don't know

    European governments were able to establish peace in the region for the first time in decades.
    European powers drew up new political borders in the region without consulting political, cultural, or historic realities.
    European Jews were fleeing the expansion and oppression of the Germany government.
    European people moved there to take advantage of the better climate.
    30s
  • Q12
    The primary cause of the first Gulf War (1990-1991) was
    the Iraqi army's sudden invasion of Kuwait.
    Iraq’s testing of a nuclear device as part of a test of its weapons program.

    I don't know

    Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction.
    Repeated attacks by the Iraqi navy on civilian targets within Israel.
    30s
  • Q13
    By what name was the movement commonly known which worked for the establishment of this national home? (use the picture attached)
    Question Image

    I don't know

    Diaspora
    Resettlement
    Zionism
    Autonomism
    30s
  • Q14
    The Balfour Declaration of 1917 was written to show Great Britain's support for
    the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles.
    the creation of a Jewish nation in the Middle East.
    the Bolshevik revolution in Russia.

    I don't know

    the creation of the League of Nations.
    30s
  • Q15
    Saddam Hussein (see the photo attached) was the leader of what country from 1979 to 2003?
    Question Image
    Iran
    Pakistan
    Afghanistan
    Iraq

    I don't know

    30s

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