GWA Middle East Test Prt. 4 Flashcards
(47 cards)
What is the largest climate zone in the Middle East
Desert (90%)
Where does the majority of the population in the M.E. (Geographically)
Coastlines & River valleys
List three resources found throughout the M.E.
-Medals (Iron, Copper)
-Coal
-Natural Gases
-Phosphates
What is the most common language spoken throughout the M.E.
Arabic
What are other common languages in the M.E.
Farsi (Iran), Turkish, Hebrew (Israel)
What are 3 major religions that originated in the M.E.
-Christianity
-Judaism
-Islam
How many countries are in the M.E.
17
What is the current approximate pop. of the M.E.
450 million
What country has the highest pop.
Egypt
What country has the lowest pop.
Bahrain
What are some of the main ethnic groups in the M.E.
1) Arabs
2) Persians
Define Zionism
Movement to create a seperate Jewish homeland
Who 1st created Zionism? When?
Theodor Herzl; In the 1890’s
Why was Zionism made
Pogrom
Define Pogrom
Organized campaigns of violence against Jews
Define Anti-Semitism
Political, social, and economical agitation against Jews (Hatred of Jews)
Between what years did the Holocaust occur
1939 - 1945
Who many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust
6 million
What other groups were targeted by the Nazis
Gypsies, Disabled, Homosexual
Which country had the highest % of their Jewish pop. murdered during the Holocaust
Poland (91%)
What was the most common method used to kill the Jews during the Holocaust
Gas Chambers (Used Zyklon - 13 poison)
What was Kristallnacht
“Night of Broken Glass” (Nov. 11, 1938)
Why did Kristallnacht happen on that date
Hitler wanted to take away the symbol of the 11th (Embarrassing contract w/ France)
Who was the Nazi’s leader in charge of the SS
Heinrich Himmler
