Middle East Conflicts

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What large empire broke up after WWI?

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Ottoman Empire

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In what year was the new state of Israel created?

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1948

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Title given to the supreme religious leader of Iran.

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Ayatollah

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What is the United States' main economic interest in SW Asia?

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Oil

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Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?

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To gain control of oil fields, land, and access to ports on the Persian Gulf

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Former leader of Syria responsible for various human rights violations and was involved in a civil war.

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Bashar al-Assad

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Why did the U.S. go to war against Iraq in 2003? Options: Iraq was threatening Israel with nuclear weapons, They believed Iraq was going to invade Kuwait a second time, Iraqi troops invaded Saudi Arabia, a close ally of the U.S., The U.S. believed Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction and offering aid to terrorist groups like al-Qaeda

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The U.S. believed Iraq was developing weapons of mass destruction and offering aid to terrorist groups like al-Qaeda

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Which of the following is NOT true about Israel?
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Israel was founded as a Jewish nation in 1948.
Israel was founded after World War II and the Holocaust.
Israel is an ally of the US.
They have the largest petroleum reserve in the region.

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They have the largest petroleum reserve in the region.

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During the Arab Israeli conflict, this war gained land for Israel, including the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt), Golan Heights, and the West Bank; it lasted 6 days.

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6 Day war

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

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Sunni and Shia Muslims