US Involvement in the Middle East - Space & Time Part

Question 1

Which country led the oil embargo against the US and western European countries?

Answer 1

Saudi Arabia

Question 2

Hezbollah is a political and military group from this country.

Answer 2

Lebanon

Question 3

Fearing a threat of weapons of mass destruction, the US and coalition partners invaded this country in 2003.

Answer 3

Iraq

Question 4

Which country lost a large amount of territory in the Six-Day War?

Answer 4

Egypt

Question 5

Which country is the only NATO member from the region?

Answer 5

Turkey

Question 6

Which countries were the 2 primary combatants involved in the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War?

Answer 6

Iraq & Kuwait

Question 7

What country on the map has the greatest oil reserves?

Answer 7

Saudi Arabia

Question 8

This modern state gained its sovereignty in 1948.

Answer 8

Israel

Question 9

Which country was assaulted in a surprise attack in October 1973?

Answer 9

Israel

Question 10

After World War I, this country became a French mandate.

Answer 10

Syria

Question 11

This country experienced an Islamist revolution in 1979.

Answer 11

Iran

Question 12

Radical extremist Islamists assassinated this country’s leader in 1981.

Answer 12

Egypt

Question 13

The Shah was the monarch of this country.

Answer 13

Iran

Question 14

Where is Zionism a popular ideology?

Answer 14

Israel

Question 15

In 1953, the CIA led a coup d’etat in this country which helped the country’s monarch reestablish his political control after the citizens elected a popular prime minister to run the country.

Answer 15

Iran

Question 16

The Iranian supported Houthi rebels are the primary rebels in the civil war against the Saudi supported government of this country.

Answer 16

Yemen

Question 17

Which state’s claim of leadership in the Arab world was based on its economic power?

Answer 17

Saudi Arabia

Question 18

The Balfour Declaration aided the creation of this country.

Answer 18

Israel

Question 19

Gamal Abdel Nasser was the president of this country and the leader of the Pan-Arab movement.

Answer 19

Egypt

Question 20

The Ottoman Empire was based in this country.

Answer 20

Turkey

Question 21

What is the best title for this map?

Answer 21

The Greater Middle East & North Africa

Question 22

The Camp David Accords created a peace between these 2 countries.

Answer 22

Egypt & Israel

Question 23

Which state’s claim of leadership in the Arab world was based on its leader’s political power and prestige?

Answer 23

Egypt

Question 24

Which state(s) did the US provide aid to during the Iran-Iraq War?

Answer 24

Iraq & Iran

Question 25

The Suez Canal runs through this country.

Answer 25

Egypt

Question 26

Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invaded this country in 1980.

Answer 26

Iran

Question 27

The US sent troops to this country in the early 1980s in order to reduce the level of violence during its civil war.

Answer 27

Lebanon

Question 28

Which 2 states fought an 8 year 2nd generation war of attrition?

Answer 28

Iraq & Iran

Question 29

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini led this country.

Answer 29

Iran

Question 30

The Golan Heights, a strategically important high ground, was seized during the Six-Day War from this country.

Answer 30

Syria