SS7H2: Southwest Asia Historical Understanding Test

What large empire broke up after World War I?

• Roman Empire

• Aztec empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Persian Empire

Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire?

• Middle Eastern governments

• The United States’ government

• Former Ottoman Empire leaders

• European politicians

What problems did the new boundaries cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries?

• All of the new countries had a low standard of living.

• The new countries included people who did not have much in common.

• Most of the new countries were formed in the desert, so it was hard to find work.

• People in the new countries could no longer practice their religion.

What is ‘anti-Semitism’?

• Denying rights to women

• Refusal to allow the practice of any religion

• Hatred of the Jews

• Hatred of the Arabs

During World War II, six million Jews were killed in what is called:

• The Holocaust

• Kristallnacht

• Apartheid

• Diaspora

The movement to unite displaced Jews and settle them in Palestine was called:

• Anti-Semitism

• The Holocaust

• Diaspora

• Zionism

Why did many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the state of Israel in 1948?

• There was no one else living in the land.

• Many felt that Jews deserved help because they suffered so much in the Holocaust.

• Arab countries in the area supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

• All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were given homelands at that time.

How did Arabs living in Palestine in 1948 feel about the new state of Israel?

• They were unaffected by the new state.

• They supported it fully.

• They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them.

• They were unhappy but agreed to work it out.

What is the United States’ main economic interest in Southwest Asia?

• Oil

• Trade routes

• Mineral Resources

• Agricultural products

Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war:

• Persian Gulf War

• Vietnam War

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Kuwait War