Middle East history

Question 0

Promised Land/Canaan

Answer 0

Land Jews believe was promised to Abraham by God

Question 1

Ottoman Empire

Answer 1

Defeated in WWI. Land was divided by European powers.

Question 2

Diaspora

Answer 2

Scattering of the Jewish people. It began by the Romans in AD 70

Question 3

Anti-Semitism

Answer 3

Hatred towards the Jewish people

Question 4

Pogroms

Answer 4

Organized attacks against Jews in Europe. Began in the mid 1800’s

Question 5

Holocaust

Answer 5

Murder of 6million Jews during WWII

Question 6

Zionism

Answer 6

Movement to create a Jewish nation in Palestine

Question 7

Refugees

Answer 7

A person who flees their home because of wars

Question 8

Persian Gulf War

Answer 8

1990-1991 Kuwait was invaded by Saddam Hussein. Also known as Desert Shield or Desert Storm

Question 9

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Answer 9

2003-present.US invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein

Question 10

War In Afghanistan

Answer 10

US invaded Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban and fight Al Quaeda/Osama Bin Laden

Question 11

War on Terror

Answer 11

2001-present. US and allies fighting terrorist groups in many countries.

Question 12

Fundamentalism

Answer 12

An extreme form of a religion

Question 13

Al-Quaeda

Answer 13

Terrorist group that attacked the US on 9/11

Question 14

Osama Bin-Laden

Answer 14

Leader of Al-Quaeda

Question 15

Taliban

Answer 15

Former rulers of Afghanistan. Radical fundamentalists allowed Al-Qaeda to have training camps and protected Bin Laden

Question 16

Afghanistan

Answer 16

Current government is cooperating with our efforts.

Question 17

Pakistan

Answer 17

Al-Qaeda is hiding along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. We need their government to cooperate with our efforts.

Question 18

Osman

Answer 18

Turkish military leader that defeated other Turkish tribes to become ruler of a small kingdom, the Ottoman Empire.

Question 19

What religion were the Ottoman Turks?

Answer 19

Muslims, but the did not impose Islamic law.

Question 20

Who did the Turks support during world war 1?

Answer 20

The central powers.

Question 21

Why were the ottomans called the sick man of Europe?

Answer 21

Because, they were very weak, losing supporters and losing their countries

Question 22

Who supported the central powers?

Answer 22

Germany and Austria Hungary. They took up most of the Ottoman Empire after the war.

Question 23

Kemal ataturk

Answer 23

He was a heroic leader that kept the allied powers from taking land now part of turkey.

Question 24

Why did the Ottoman Empire enter ww1 on the side of the central powers?

Answer 24

The Turks assumed the central powers would win the war. They believed Germany would keep Russia from taking land from their declining empire.

Question 25

What nations composed allied forces.

Answer 25

Britain France USA and Russia.

Question 26

Explain why West Palm Beach, Florida is considered a "warm water port"

Answer 26

The water is never frozen so you can ship goods in all seasons.

Question 27

Why didn't the Russians take any land from the Ottoman Empire despite the Allied victory in the conflict

Answer 27

The Russian people revolted in 1917 and withdrew from the war.

Question 28

Who is the opponents in the creation of Israel?

Answer 28

Arab nation AKA: Palestinians

Question 29

Who are the supporters in the creation of Israel?

Answer 29

United Nations a.k.a.: Britain

Question 30

In what year did the war between United States and Afghanistan begin in?

Answer 30

2001

Question 31

What was the spark that set off the war?

Answer 31

9/11

Question 32

After 9/11 attacks what did president bush demand?

Answer 32

Al Qaeda leaders should be turned over and terrorist training camps should be shut down

Question 33

True or false: Osama bin Laden was finally found in the caves of Tora Bora

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Who was the president of Afghanistan in the second stage of the war

Answer 34

Osama bin Laden

Question 35

What was under the current rule of Afghanistan

Answer 35

Woman had to wear the burqa

Question 36

The Soviet Legacy to Afghanistan was?

Answer 36

Landmines.

Question 37

Who controlled Palestine prior to World War I? Why did they lose control of the land after World War I?

Answer 37

The Ottoman Empire controlled Palestine. | Because they were on the losing side of the war.

Question 38

Who gained control of Palestine after WWI? After WWII?

Answer 38

British controlled after World War I. After World War II the United Nations controlled.

Question 39

What is Zionism? Who would zionists support?

Answer 39

Zionism is a movement to create a Jewish homeland Palestine; Israel/ The Jews

Question 40

What is anti-Semitism? What is an example of anti-Semitism

Answer 40

Hatred towards the Jews, the Holocaust

Question 41

How did the Holocaust affect the Zionism?

Answer 41

Support for the Jews increased because of the suffering during the Holocaust

Question 42

What organization declared a new country called Israel in 1948

Answer 42

The united nations

Question 43

What are the ethnic/religious differences between Israel and Palestinians

Answer 43

Israelis are Hebrew Jews; Palestinians are Arab Muslim

Question 44

How did Palestinians feel about the creation of Israel? How have Arab countries shown support for Palestinians?

Answer 44

They believed it was unfair because it took land away from them; show support by refusing to recognize isreal and attacking/invading Israel

Question 45

What powerful country has been Israel's strongest ally?

Answer 45

The United States

Question 46

What was the outcome of the Six-Day War between the Israel and the Arabs?

Answer 46

Israel seized the Sinai Peninsula and Palestinian territories

Question 47

What was the purpose of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) formed in 1964?

Answer 47

To take Palestine back from Israel

Question 48

PLO

Answer 48

Palestine Liberation Organization

Question 49

What are the occupied territories?

Answer 49

Areas that belong to Arabs that are currently occupied by the nation of Israel

Question 50

How do Palestinians feel about Jewish settlements in occupied territories?

Answer 50

Palestinians feel it is an invasion of their land

Question 51

What is a refugee?

Answer 51

A person who had to leave their home as a result of war

Question 52

What has become of many of the Palestinians who became refugees in 1948?

Answer 52

Many still live in refugee camps

Question 53

What are the United States main interest in the Middle East?

Answer 53

Oil and national security

Question 54

Why did the US get involved in the Persian Gulf war in 1990?

Answer 54

The economies of many countries depend on oil and Iraq's actions threatened that supply

Question 55

Why did the United States go to war against Iraq in 2003?

Answer 55

The US believed Saddam Hussein was a threat to peace and United States interest in the region.

Question 56

Why does the United States still have troops in Iraq today?

Answer 56

To support the newly formed government security forces

Question 57

Why did the US invaded Afghanistan in 2001?

Answer 57

The Afghanistan government (Taliban) was offering safety to Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden

Question 58

Who are the Taliban?

Answer 58

A group of radical Muslims who controlled Afghanistan before 9/11

Question 59

Which of the following is a goal of Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations?

Answer 59

Bring about an end to Western influence in the Middle East

Question 60

What causes pollution in the Middle East?

Answer 60

Chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and drilling for oil