Middle East Unit 2 (History) Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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European partitioning, creation of Israel, land/religious conflicts, US presence in SW Asia

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Which country ruled over Palestine after World War I?

Great Britain

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Which two groups are involved in conflicts over land in Israel?

Arabs (Palestinians) and Jews (Israelis)

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What is antisemitism?

prejudice/hatred of the Jews

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What is Zionism?

The movement of Jews to return to their homeland

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Israel was created on May 14th of what year?

1948

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Antisemitism spread throughout Europe after the rise of which political party?

Nazi

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The systematic, state-supported killing of approximately 11 million people (including at least 6 million Jews) is known as ________________.

Holocaust

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How did the Palestinian Arabs feel about the creation of Israel?

mad,angry,upset, depressed, resentful

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How did the Jews feel about the creation of Israel?

happy, relieved, excited, thankful

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What was Southwest Asia called prior to World War I?

The Ottoman Empire

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After WWI, which European country gained the better countries in the Middle East?

Great Britain

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What does the word partition mean?

divide, seperate

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Which two religious groups are continually fighting for power in several Middle Eastern countries like Iraq and Syria?

Sunni and Shia Muslims

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Which Arab countries were consulted in partitioning the Ottoman Empire after World War I?

None of them

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Which country invaded Kuwait in 1990 in order to take control of Kuwait's oil fields?

Iraq

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The Taliban was suspected of aiding the terrorist group, al-Qaeda, and harboring the Wanted fugitive, Osama bin Laden, in which country?

Aghanistan

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