Middle East History Test Review

1. Persian Gulf War

1990-1991 (1)

CAUSE: (5) After Iraq invaded the oil-rich country of Kuwait in 1991, a military force led primarily by the United States liberated Kuwait from Iraq.

OUTCOME: (9)After 100 hours of fighting, Iraq surrendered. Iraq’s absolute ruler, Saddam Hussein, stayed in

power.

3. Afghanistan

2001-now (3)

CAUSE (7)After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the US

military sent troops there to find the leader of a al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden.

OUTCOME: (11)US troops defeated the TalibanSet up a democratic government

4. Operation Iraqi Freedom

2003- 2011 (4)

CAUSE: (8)Led by the United States in 2003 to stop the

development of weapons of mass destruction (primarily nuclear weapons).

OUTCOME: (12)Saddam Hussein was removed from power.Iraq army was defeatedUS and its partners rebuilding government

13. Who was the leader of Iraq during the Persian Gulf and Iraq War?

Saddam Hussein

BRemained in power as a dictator

CTried and convicted as a war criminal and executed

14. Who was responsible for the September 11th attacks

Osama bin Laden

Al Queda

14. B

He was shot and killed by US marines

15. What are 2 main reasons for the US presence in the ME?

Large oil supply that is critical to the US energy supply

Fight against terrorism

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19. Anti-Semitism

Hatred of Jews simply because of their faith. Being Jewish can be considered both a religion and an ethnicity. The Nazi’s wanted to exterminate the Jews and establish the Arian race as the supreme race.

20. Diaspora

Scattering of Jews throughout the world

21. Holocaust

A time when over 6 million Jews were systematically killed in concentration camps set up by Nazi Germany

Many Jews wanted to flee Europe before and during WWII.

22. Ottoman Empire

Lasted from 1299-1922An Empire controlling much of the Middle

East from 1299 to the end of WWI. Due to losing the war, the Middle East was

partitioned up by the winning European countries

23. Palestinians

a group of Arab Muslims living mostly in the Gaza Strip and West Bank; forced out of their land by the Jewish Israelis

24. Zionism

A movement to bring the world’s Jews back home to Zion (Israel). After WWI, the Jews were displaced and without a country to call home. This movement contributed to the founding of the country of Israel in 1948.

25. When was the State of Israel created?

1948

26. List reasons for the creation of Israel

a. International Support

b. Diaspora = Jews are forced out of the land and they want to go back

c. Promised Land - Jews believe the land belongs to them, not the Palestinians

d. anti-Semitism = Jews are treated badly in other parts of the world so they want to get away from it

e. holocaust - Many Jews are homeless and need a safe place to live, like Israel

27. Put these events in order

WWI -1914

Britain and France claim the land of the former Ottoman Empire- 1920

Holocaust leaves many Jews homeless- 1945

Jews declare Israel an Independent State- 1948

28. Describe the problem the partitioning caused

Europeans drew borders that created “stateless nations” by combining different ethnic and religious groups who fought for control over the land in order to create their own nation (ex. Palestinians & Kurds).

29. Describe the relationship between Arabs and Israelis in Palestine

The Palestinians and Israelis still fight violently over disputed land