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Which group is under Israeli control?

• Iraqis

• Turks

• Palestinians

• Arabians

What large territory was partitioned as a result of being on the losing side of World War I?

• British Empire

• Roman Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Persian Empire

In 1979, fundamentalist Muslims overtook Iran’s government and imposed a strict interpretation of Islamic law on all of the country’s citizens.

• True

• False

Which European countries were tasked with drawing new borders for Middle Eastern countries?

• Spain

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

As a result of European partitioning after WWI, Sunni and Shia Muslims, who were often rivals, were now forced to get along together in one country (Iraq).

• False

• True

Which Arab countries were consulted in partitioning the Ottoman Empire?

• Iraq

• Great Britain

• France

• None of the countries

The Palestinians were devastated about the creation Israel.

• False

• True

What resource were France and Great Britain concerned about when drawing the new borders in the Middle East?

• Timber

• Water

• Oil

• None of the answers listed

As a result to the partitioning, the Kurds were not given their own homeland, which has left the Kurdish people vulnerable to extreme persecution.

• True

• False

What lies at the heart of conflict in the Middle East?

• Religion

• Water Availability

• Land

• All the answers listed