SW Asia History

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What event led to the end of the Ottoman Empire? Options: World War I, World War II, Cold War, Religious disputes

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World War I

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Who decided how the Ottoman Empire would be divided?

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European politicians

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What was one result of the Holocaust?

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Many Jews needed a new place to call their Homeland.

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If a person is an Anti-Semitic, they are prejudiced against what group?

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Jews

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What is Zionism?

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The belief that all Jews should have a homeland in Palestine.

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What was the reaction to the U.N. Partition Plan of 1948?

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Jews supported it, Arabs opposed it.

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What organization separated Palestine into Arab land and Jewish land?

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United Nations

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What was the result of the Arab-Israeli conflict in 1948? Options: All Arabs were granted citizenship in the new country of Israel, Jews were pushed out back into Europe, The Jews won and expanded their territory, There were hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees

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The Jews won and expanded their territory

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Why did the United States get involved in the Persian Gulf war?

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They were dependent on Kuwait for oil.

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What is the Taliban?

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a group of radical Muslims