SW Asia( Middle East History Review

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 this empire?

• Middle Eastern governments

• The United States’ government

• Former empire leaders

• British and French politicians

Why did Great Britain put governments friendly to European powers in place in the Middle East?

• To keep its influence and secure valuable oil resources

• To ensure homelands for ethnic and religious groups

• To punish the Ottoman Empire for its role in WWI

• To protect citizens from autocratic governments

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

• All 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.

Which place is NOT a site of continual conflict between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs?

• Israel

• Gaza Strip

• Mecca

• West Bank

What is 'anti-Semitism'?

• Denying rights to women

• Refusal to allow the practice of any religion

• Hatred of the Jews

• Hatred of the Arabs

Anti-Semitism spread rapidly throughout Europe when which political party came into power?

• Socialist

• Fascist

• Communist

• Nazi

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

• The Holocaust

• Zionism

• Apartheid

• Diaspora

Which statement represents an EFFECT of the cause described above?

• Jewish people had nowhere to go and nowhere to live in Europe.

• Hitler and the Nazis tried to exterminate the Jewish population.

• Jews face discrimination throughout Europe.

• The United Nations denied the motion to divide Palestine into two separate states.

What is the correct chronological order of the events?I. Israel is created as a country. II. Hitler came to power and antisemitism spread rapidly. III. Many Jewish immigrants flee Europe for Palestine. IV. More than 6 million Jews are killed in the Holocaust

• A. I, II, III, IV

• B. II, IV, III, I

• C. II, III, IV, I

• D. IV, II, III, I