Question 2 Arab countries were not consulted about how to partition.
True
Question 3 Europe wanted to control the region's oil, and that influenced how they partitioned.
True
Question 5 This Iraqi Dictator attempted to eliminate his country's Kurdish population.
Saddam Hussein
Question 6 Number the events in the order in which they took place.
Antisemitism starts to develop in Europe.
The Nazi Party comes to power in Germany.
Jews are persecuted in Germany.
Many Jewish immigrants flee Europe for Palestine.
Israel is created as a country.
Question 7 The three main reasons for the establishment of Israel are: Antisemitism, Zionism, and _________.
The Holocaust
Question 8 The United States had interest in the stability of the Middle East because it wanted to protect the supply of ___ and combat terrorism.
Oil
Question 9 Also known as "Operation Desert Storm," the Persian Gulf Conflict took place because Iraq's dictator wanted access to the Persian Gulf as well as access to this country's many oil fields.
Kuwait
Question 10 The Iraqi government agreed to a truce and withdrew from Kuwait, but not before setting fire to many ___ fields.
Oil
