Question 1 (1 point) Question 1 Unsaved How would political maps of the Middle East in 1945 and 1950 be different? Question 1 op
tions: The modern day nation of Israel would not exist on the older map The modern day nation of Israel would exist on both maps. The modern day nation of Israel would not exist on either maps. They would both look exactly the same. Question 2 (1 point) Question 2 Unsaved How did the Holocaust lead to the establishment of modern day Israel? Question 2 options: Displaced Jews wished to return to Palestine, and the U.N. voted to support their desires to return to their homeland after the suffering of the Holocaust. People around the world felt that Jews would be best served by assimilating into the United States. Displaced Jews did not wish to return to their homeland Question 3 (1 point) Question 3 Unsaved What was the result of the European Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire? Question 3 options: All ethnic and religious groups were happy with the way the Ottoman Empire was divided It caused conflicts between religious and ethnic groups Britain and France were able to obtain land for diamonds Many Europeans immigrated to the Middle East. Question 4 (1 point) Question 4 Unsaved The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict is the conflict where Question 4 options: Israel, unlike other Middle East countries, is governed by strict religious beliefs that clash with other country’s beliefs. Its abundant oil reserves make Israel very wealthy. Both Arabs and Jews claim rights to the land in Israel. There are so many religious groups in Israel and its government tries to please all of them. Question 5 (1 point) Question 5 Unsaved What did the European countries forget to take into consideration when new borders were drawn for Middle East countries after World War I? Question 5 options: Tightly defined boundaries Interest in oil reserves Location of religious and ethnic groups Other western countries’ opinions Question 6 (1 point) Question 6 Unsaved Match the word with the definition. Question 6 options: Ottoman Empire Holocaust Anti-Semitism Zionism 1. Prejudice against the Jews. 2. The movement to unite displaced Jews and settle them in Palestine. “Jews moving HOME” 3. A large piece of land that was partitioned by Britain and France after World War I. They drew borders with no regards to the cultures already living there. 4. Killing of Jews by the Nazis during World War II Question 7 (1 point) Question 7 Unsaved Which statement best describes how the Middle East's vast supply of oil has affected the history of the region since the 1950s? Question 7 options: It has lowered the standard of living in the region. It has encouraged the growth of democracy in the region. It has slowed down the process of industrialization in the region. It has encouraged foreigners to compete for influence in the region. Question 8 (1 point) Question 8 Unsaved In 1948, the United Nations divided the land of Palestine between Arabs and Jews. Which nation was created by its action? Question 8 options: Jordan Egypt Israel Syria Question 9 (1 point) Question 9 Unsaved Which statement best describes developments in the Middle East since World War II? Question 9 options: Manufacturing has become the region's main economic activity. Religion has played a major role in creating conflict in the region. Most citizens in the region have come to enjoy a high standard of living. A majority of countries in the region have adopted constitutions that guarantee equal rights for all citizens. Question 10 (1 point) Question 10 Unsaved Match the word with the definition Question 10 options: Saddam Hussein Invasion of Iraq/Operation Iraqi Freedom Partitioning Osama bin Laden Persian Gulf War/Operation Desert Storm 1. an international coalition of forces assembled under the United Nations that forced the withdrawal of Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which they had invaded and occupied in August 1990. 2. a American led invasion of Iraq on the basis that the government led by Saddam Hussein was creating weapons of mass destruction and selling them to terrorist groups like Al-Queda 3. Dictator of Iraq prior to the Invasion of Iraq. Overthrown by American forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom. 4. dividing up of a territory or country into smaller territories or countries. 5. Leader of the terrorist group known as Al-Queda.
2 answers:
1. The answer is “The modern day nation of Israel would not exist on the older map”.
The Middle East has seen extreme changes not long after the finish of World War II in 1945. Around then, the district what is presently called Israel was as yet possessed by the British, so still wasn't existing on the guide. Israel recovered freedom in 1948, not long after the British Mandate terminated. The following day, Arab nations propelled full-scale attack of Israel that finished the Arab-Israeli War.
2. The answer is “Displaced Jews wished to return to Palestine, and the U.N. voted to support their desires to return to their homeland after the suffering of the Holocaust.”
Israel's creation was not only a reaction to the Holocaust: While the facts demonstrate that Holocaust stirred worldwide general feeling in help of Jews, and quickened Jewish migration to Israel, it is additionally obvious that every one of the variables that prompted the production of Israel were at that point well set up before the Holocaust occurred. There was a very long time of European enemy of Semitism, an unequivocally felt Zionist development among Jews, a large number of Jewish foreigners in Palestine, and a global crusade to produce discretionary help. In some ways, the Holocaust discouraged Jewish migration, since Nazi governments generally denied it and in light of the fact that it cleared out Europe with such a large number of less Jews to emigrate. The subject of how enormous a job the Holocaust played in paving the way to Israel's creation is bantered among researchers, yet the fact of the matter is that it was in no way, shape or form, in spite of the across the board misguided judgment, the main critical driving force for Israel's creation.
3. The answer is “It caused conflicts between religious and ethnic groups”.
The Ottoman Empire spread over North Africa and the whole Middle East. It was begun in present day Turkey.
The Ottoman Empire was named for its first ruler, Osman.
The Ottoman Empire assumed control Constantinople in 1453 and renamed it Istanbul.
At the point when the Europeans were dividing the Ottoman Empire they didn't think about the diverse ethnic gatherings. One ethnic gathering that did not get its on nation were the Kurds. The Kurds live on the outskirts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Numerous nations would prefer not to surrender their property in view of water sources. On the off chance that the Kurds were to get its very own nation it would be situated on the greater part of the Tigris and Euphrates River.
4. The answer is “Both Arabs and Jews claim rights to the land in Israel.”
The historical backdrop of the Israeli– Palestinian conflict started with the foundation of the province of Israel in 1948.
The Israeli– Palestinian conflict is the progressing battle among Israelis and Palestinians that started in the mid-twentieth century. The inceptions to the contention can be followed back to Jewish migration, and partisan clash in Mandatory Palestine among Jews and Arabs. It has been alluded to as the world's "most obstinate clash", with the continuous Israeli control of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip achieving 51 years.
5. The answer is “Location of religious and ethnic groups”.
After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, European legislators drew up new outskirts for Mandates (domains that are among states and free nations). The land was partitioned up between Great Britain and France. The outskirts did not mull over the diverse ethnic and religious gatherings in the locale.
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