Middle East Unit Test

Question 1

Balfour declration

Answer 1

A letter from Arthur Balfour to Walther Rothschild. It was for transmission to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland.

Question 2

oslo accords

Answer 2

Isreal lifted the law forbidding contacts with the PLO

PLO stops attacking Isreal

Question 3

shift in gov. after iranian revolution

Answer 3

Because the Iranian revolution overthrew the government and their leader, so they needed a new leader

Question 4

causes for iran hostage crisis

Answer 4

It was President Carter’s acceptance of Pahlavi into America. Iran took 52 Americans for 444 days

Question 5

why is iran becoming a global threat

Answer 5

Iran is now the #1 terror organization, and they have threatened many countries

Question 6

Why was Suddam Hussein and why he was put to death

Answer 6

He was put to death after being convicted of crimes against humanity.

Question 7

C&E of iran-iraq war

Answer 7

There were historical claims to territory; Shatt al Arab waterway disputes, and their religious differences of the Shi’a and Sunni Muslims.

Iran- decline in oil revenues, economic reform, diplomatic isolation, shift in foreign policy, and technological advance
Iraq- US-Iraq ties were broken, collapsing economy, 600 billion in financial costs, and 500,000 casualties