<u>How are the governments of Jordan and Kuwait different from the governments of the United Arab Emirates and Oman</u>?
a. Citizens of Jordan and Kuwait can vote. <- This is the correct answer. The United Arab States is a totalitarian absolute monarchy and Oman is a unitary state and an absolute monarchy, whereas Jordan and Kuwait have elected parliaments.
b. Jordan and Kuwait have monarchs.
c. The king of Jordan and emir of Kuwait have more power.
d. <em>Women cannot run for office in Jordan or Kuwait. <- This was your chosen answer. It is incorrect.</em> Though women still struggle to have strong representation in office, it is not forbidden for them to run for office in Jordan nor Kuwait.
<u>Arrange the events in correct chronological order. Place the earliest event at the top and the latest event at the bottom.</u>
Israel takes control of West Bank and Gaza. (Happened in 1967)
Israel and the PLO sign the Oslo Accords. (Happened in 1993. The Oslo Accords are a set of agreements between the Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) it was signed in 1993 in Washington, D.C.)
Israel withdraws from Gaza (Happened in 2005, The Israeli disengagement from Gaza also known as "Gaza expulsion")
Hamas takes control of Gaza. (Happened in 2007. Battle of Gaza.)
<u>Which terrorist group has been a major force in the conflicts in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen?</u>
a. the Taliban
b. Hamas
c. the Islamic State, or ISIS <- This is correct. ISIS has been the major force of influence in the latest war conflicts in the area in the past decade.
d. Al-Qaeda
<u>What happened in Iraq most immediately after Saddam Hussein was removed from power?</u>
a. The new government used chemical weapons against civilians.
b. ISIS declared the formation of the Islamic State.
c. Iraqi refugees fled to neighboring countries. <- This is the correct answer. The US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 that caused Saddam Hussein to be removed from power let the refugees free to flee to neighbor countries.
<em>d. Civil war broke out between different ethnic and religious groups. <- This was your answer. It is incorrect.</em> Though there was a war, it was not a civil war between ethnic and religious groups.
<u>Drag and drop the economic characteristics of Turkey to complete the sentence. </u>
<u>Compared to other Southwest Asian nations, Turkey's economy…</u>
is more diverse than the oil dependent economies prevalant in Southwest Asia.<- This is your answer. It is correct. Turkey offers a more diverse industry (like for example, textile).
is less diverse than the economy of Saudi Arabia.
offers few incentives for people to work outside of the oil industry.
is controlled entirely by the government.
<u>Drag and drop the factors that contributed to Yemen becoming a failed state to the box</u>.
<em>ISIS took control of parts of Yemen. <- This was your answer. It is incorrect. </em>There are no openly declared parts of Yemen controlled by ISIS.
The rebel group, Houthis, took control of much of Yemen. <- This is one of the contributing factors.
The United States forcibly removed the president of Yemen from office. <- This is one of the contributing factors.
The president of Yemen agreed to allow Turkey to control the country. <- Though Turkey has influence over Yemen, it does not totally control the country.
