Middle East History

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Which of the following is NOT an example of problems created by the partitioning of the Middle East? Kurds, Sunni, Shi'a fight for control of Iraq; The Kurds are split between Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and Iran; Jews and Palestinians fighting over Israel; Iran and Iraq fighting over disputed oil fields

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Jews and Palestinians fighting over Israel

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What does partitioned mean?

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break into parts

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The countries of _______ were responsible for drawing the country lines in the Middle East.

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Britain and France

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After which war was the Ottoman Empire broken up?

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WWI

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Why did worldwide support for a Jewish state emerge after World War II?

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The Holocaust made it clear that Jewish people needed a homeland.

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Which statement about the 1947 United Nations plan with regard to Palestine is correct? Options: The plan was to create a single Arab state. The plan was to create a single Jewish state. The plan was to divide Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state. The plan was to divide Palestine into a socialist state and a democratic state.

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The plan was to divide Palestine into an Arab state and a Jewish state.

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Why did Adolf Hitler adopt anti-Semitism as a German government policy in the early 1930's?

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He blamed Jews for the economic and social problems in Germany.

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Zionist pressure on the British government during WWI resulted in religious and ethnic tensions in

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Palestine

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The country of Israel was immediately created after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

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False

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Jews feel close ties to the area of Israel because of their ___ connection to the land.

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Religious