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Middle East Unit 2 (History) Review

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  • Who was the ruler of Iraq during the Persian Gulf conflict and Operation Iraqi Freedom?
    Saddam Hussein
  • What does the word partition mean?
    divide, seperate
  • A United Nations inspection team was in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, with the purpose of finding and destroying what?
    WMDs (weapons of mass destruction)
  • After WWI, which European country gained the better countries in the Middle East?
    Great Britain
  • What is Zionism?
    The movement of Jews to return to their homeland
  • The Taliban was suspected of aiding the terrorist group, al-Qaeda, and harboring the Wanted fugitive, Osama bin Laden, in which country?
    Aghanistan
  • What is the United States' main ECONOMIC interest in Southwest Asia?
    oil
  • Why did we invade Afghanistan?
    9/11
  • What are 3 effects of how the Jews were treated particularly in Europe before the end of WWII?
    Zionism, Anti-Semitism, and Holocaust
  • What is antisemitism?
    prejudice/hatred of the Jews
  • Israel was created on May 14th of what year?
    1948
  • The systematic, state-supported killing of approximately 11 million people (including at least 6 million Jews) is known as ________________.
    Holocaust
  • How did the Jews feel about the creation of Israel?
    happy, relieved, excited, thankful
  • Which country ruled over Palestine after World War I?
    Great Britain
  • The creation of Israel caused a lot of conflict. What are the 2 reasons that it had to be that specific region in the Middle East?
    ZIonism and the Jewish connection to the land
  • What was Southwest Asia called prior to World War I?
    The Ottoman Empire
  • Which Arab countries were consulted in partitioning the Ottoman Empire after World War I?
    None of them
  • In what year did terrorists hijack airplanes and attack the World Trade Center and the Pentagon?
    2001
  • Antisemitism spread throughout Europe after the rise of which political party?
    Nazi
  • What was the name of the presidents during both wars with Iraq?
    George Bush
  • Why did we invade Iraq in 2003?
    We thought Saddam Hussein had WMDs and he didn't comply with the restrictions from the Persian Gulf War
  • Which two religious groups are continually fighting for power in several Middle Eastern countries like Iraq and Syria?
    Sunni and Shia Muslims
  • How did the Palestinian Arabs feel about the creation of Israel?
    mad,angry,upset, depressed, resentful
  • Which two groups are involved in conflicts over land in Israel?
    Arabs (Palestinians) and Jews (Israelis)
  • Which country invaded Kuwait in 1990 in order to take control of Kuwait's oil fields?
    Iraq
  • Why was the Persian Gulf fought?
    Iraq invaded Kuwait
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