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Middle East SS7H2
Ch. 21-23 Carole Marsh- Gallopade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hatred and mistreatment of the Jewish people | anti-semitism |
| a severe example of anti-Semitism during WWII and carried by Hitler's Nazi Party | Holocaust |
| What is now Turkey, parts of southeastern Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern Asia used to be known as the ___________________ before it ended up on the losing side of WWI. | Ottoman Empire |
| What religion dominated the Ottoman Empire? | Islam |
| What was Britain and France's main desire? | Oil profits- |
| What 2 Muslim territories were merged together into the new country, Iraq, where they still struggle for power? | Sunni and Shia Muslims |
| Amazingly, after being attacked by it's Arab neighbors, including Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq, this country still won it's independence and expanded its territory. | Israel |
| The Arab nations do not recognize Israel as a _________ and much of Israel lives in isolation from its neighbors. | nation |
| The Palestinians and the Israelis are almost always in conflict over what area of Israel? | Gaza Strip |
| Iraq says that this country is part of Iraq since the Ottoman Empire Days. | Kuwait |
| Fundamentalist Muslims overtook the govt. of this country in 1979 | Iran |
| the movement to unite displaced Jews and settle them in Palestine? | Zionism |
| What happened when the number of Jews increased in Palestine after the Balfour Declaration? | a quota was put on the number that could enter Palestine and ships that had smuggled Jews aboard were sent back to Germany |
| Even though the British were supporting Zionism at first,they changed their minds when who began to feel increasingly threatened and attacked by the Jewish settlements? | Arabs |
| 2 reasons many Europeans practiced anti-Semitism | 1. Many people believed that Jews were an inferior, or lower, race 2. some people help that Jews were responsible for the death of Jesus Christ |
| 2 things that the European govts. did to restrict the Jews | 1. didn't allow them to own property 2. restricted the number who could attend college |
| Which political party encouraged the spread of anti- Semitism? | Nazi Party |
| Hitler's intent was to rid the world of its "Jewish problem" Another word for this attempt in "wiping out the Jewish race" | ethnic cleansing |
| What country did U.S. forces enter to look for terrorist leader Osama bin Laden? | Afghanistan |
| When did the terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York, using jets as the bombs? | 2001 |
| Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war | Persian Gulf War |
| Which country did Saddam Hussein rule? | Iraq |
| After the UN inspection team left Iraq some American leaders were concerned that Iraq had ___________________ of ______________ _________________________. | weapons of mass destruction |
| Military forces from the US and Britain invaded Iraq in what year? | 2003 |
| This tyrant and dictator was captured, tried, and sentenced to death. | Saddam Hussein |
| After the US invasion, putting Iraq back together has been difficult. US forces were attacked by what kind of movement? | guerrilla resistance movement |
| In 2005 Iraqis did what for the first time to establish their new democratic government? | voted in free elections |
| What is the purpose of terrorism? | to carry out violence and fear to a further cause that could be political or religious |
| What are some ways that terrorists strike? | suicide bombings, car bombings, weapons, brutal attacks, hostage situations |
| What is Al Quaeda? | Al Quaeda is a terrorist organization aimed at destroying anyone or anything that is of the western world. They have an intense hatred against the USA. |
| Which country led the international coalition invading Iraq in 1991? | United States |
| Who imposed a trade embargo against Iraq for its invasion in Kuwait? | USA |
| Put these in order: US ground forces land in Afganistan Taliban rebuilds forces in Pakistan Terrorist attack of 9-11, 2001 Taliban rises in power against Afghanistan The US helps form a new govt. in Afghanistan | It should be in this order 1. Taliban rises in power in Afghanistan 2. Terrorist attack of 9-11 3. US ground forces land in Afghanistan 4. The US helps form a new govt in Afghanistan 5. Taliban rebuilds forces in Pakistan |
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