Conflicts in the Middle East

The leaders of the Ottoman Empire belonged to this ethnic group.
1. Turks
2. Jews
3. Armenians
4. Kurds
Historians refer to the later Roman Empire as the ___ Empire.
1. Byzantine
2. Ottoman
3. Arab
4. Persian
5. Syria
What was the religious faith of the rulers of the Ottoman Empire?
Which statement about World War I is false?
1. The Allied forces were the winners of World War I
2. Germany and Austria-Hungary among the were the Central Powers.
3. Britain, France, the United States, and Russia were among the Allied Powers.
4. The Ottoman Turks joined the war on the side of Britain, France, and Russia.
Which statement about Gamal Abdel Nasser is false?
1. Nasser was the leader of both Egypt and Syria.
2. Nasser wanted to build a dam in order to regulate the flow of the Nile River.
3. Nasser was a leader in the military overthrow of King Farouk.
4. Nasser maintained peaceful relationships with Britain, France, and Israel.
5. Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal.
These two nations were locked in a “Cold War” from 1945 to 1990.
1. Iran and Iraq
2. The United States and the Soviet Union
3. Egypt and Israel
4. The Allied Powers and the Central Powers
5. Britain and France
Under strict Shariah law, a Muslim may…
1. allow women in his family to go out in public without a veil.
2. take as many as four wives.
3. borrow money at interest.
4. consume alcohol.
This is the only nation strictly that adheres to Shariah law.
1. Iran
2. Iraq
3. Syria
4. Israel
5. Saudi Arabia
Which statement about the Suez Crisis is false?
1. Egypt seized the Suez Canal.
2. Egypt was forced to give up the canal.
3. The American government encouraged all parties to accept a peace treaty because they feared a third world war..
4. The Soviets threatened to use nuclear weapons if the crisis did not end.
5. Britain, France, and Israel joined to fight Egypt in a 1956 war.
Egypt was able to build the Aswan Dam with financial help from this nation.
1. the United States
2. France
3. Britain
4. Israel
5. the Soviet Union
The use of intimidation or unpredictable violence against people or governments can be described as ___.
1. fundamentalism
2. zionism
3. terrorism
4. socialism
5. nationalism
Which statement about the Iran-Iraq war is true?
1. The war began because Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein wanted to seize control of oil rich land in Iraq.
2. The war lasted for less than three days.
3. As many as one million people died in the war.
4. Iran won the Iran-Iraq war.
Iraqi dictator Saddam Huessein invaded this smaller, richer neighbor in 1990.
1. Israel
2. Oman
3. Kuwait
4. The United Arab Emirates
5. Bahrain
This was the political movement to return the Jewish people to their ancient homeland.
1. fundimentalism
2. Zionism
3. terrorism
4. socialism
5. nationalism
When Jews returned to their ancient homeland to create Israel, they displaced these Arab speaking people.
1. the Saudis
2. the Palestinians
3. the Libyans
4. the Egyptians
5. the Syrians
Afghanistan was invaded and controlled from 1979 to 1989 by this nation.
1. The United States
2. Israel
3. Japan
4. China
5. The Soviet Union
Once these fundamentalist Islamic militants took control of Afghanistan, they began a violent, puritanical rule.
1. The Taliban
2. The Zionists
3. The Soviet Union
4. The Ba’athists
5. The Kurds
This Libyan leader has been accused of being associated with Arab terrorism.
1. Moummar al-Qadaffi
2. Saddam Hussein
3. Anwar Sadat
This dictator ruled Iraq from 1979 to 2003.
1. Moummar al-Qadaffi
2. Saddam Hussein
3. Anwar Sadat
This Egyptian president became the first Arab leader to agree to peace with Israel.
1. Moummar al-Qadaffi
2. Saddam Hussein
3. Anwar Sadat
Israel became a very modern nation with industry and wealth.
1. True
2. False
Most Arab-Americans are pleased with how they are portrayed in American popular culture.
1. False
2. True

Conflicts in the Middle East

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