Question | Answer |
What large empire broke up after World War I? | Ottoman Empire |
Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after the breakup of this empire. | European Politicians |
What problems did the new boundaries cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries? | Religious/Ethnic Groups were separated. Groups living together did not have much in common. |
What is anti-semitism? | Hatred of Jews |
During World Ward II, six million Jews were killed in what is call: | The Holocaust |
The scattering of Jewish people throughout the world was call _____. | Diaspora |
The international movement for the establishment of a Jewish national homeland is known as what? | Zionism |
Which European country ruled the area of Palestine after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire? | Great Britian |
Why did many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the state of Israel? | The Jews has suffered greatly during the holocaust |
In what year was the new state of Israel created? | 1948 |
How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel? | They did not support it |
Today, a major cause of conflict in Southwest Asia is fighting between which two groups over land? | Jews and Palestinians |
What is the United States' main economic interest in Southwest Asia? | Oil |
In what war did Iraq invade Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait? | The Persian Gulf War |
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait? | To gain control of the oil |
Which country did Saddam Hussein rule? | Iraq |
When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York City? | 2001 |
What led the US to bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001? | The US believed the Taliban was offering safety to Osama Bin Laden |
A United Nations inspection team was in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, with the purpose to finding and destroying..... | WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) |
Why did US go to war against Iraq in 2003? | The US believed there were WMD and that the government was offering safety to Osama Bin Laden |