UNIT 4 - LESSON 9-South African and Mid Eastern Turmoil

Explain the origins of the South African apartheid.

• Apartheid grew out of the colonization of South Africa, the fear of losing power, and the belief in White supremacy.

• Apartheid grew out of the pass laws in South Africa and the fear of losing power.

• Apartheid grew out of the colonization of South Africa and the fear of Black South Africans overthrowing the colonial government.

• Apartheid grew out of the pass laws in South Africa and the fear of Black South Africans overthrowing the colonial government.

Explain how the system of apartheid in South Africa ended.

• Activists used nonviolent and violent protests to bring attention to apartheid and put pressure on the government for decades, until the government dismantled the policies.

• Activists used nonviolent and violent protests to bring attention to apartheid and put pressure on the government, beginning in 1976, after the government killed children in Soweto.

• Activists used only violent protests and guerrilla warfare to bring attention to apartheid and put pressure on the government for decades, until the government dismantled the policies.

• Activists used only nonviolent protests to bring attention to apartheid and put pressure on the government for decades, until the government dismantled the policies.

Analyze what you have learned about the Iranian Revolution. Why did this event have a major impact on the politics of Arab countries?

• Iranian ideas about Islam spread throughout the Middle East.

• Iran was the largest Arab country.

• Iran invaded and occupied large territories outside Iran.

• The Iranian Revolution demonstrated that it was possible to base a government on religion.

Which of the following statements best describes how the Arab Oil Embargo affected the rest of the world?

• It led other countries to abandon oil for other sources of energy.

• It led to a sharp rise in prices and a severe recession.

• It led Western powers like the U.S. to abandon their support for Israel.

• It led the U.S. and its allies to use force to get oil moving again.

What terrorist group was formed during the Syrian Civil War with the goal of creating an Islamic empire?

• al-Qaeda

• the Arab League

• Islamic State

• OPEC