What was the Holocaust?

1
What was the Holocaust?

• The murder of millions of European Jews during
  World War II

2
The Ottoman empire was very powerful during?

• 1500s-1600s

3
What is Zionism?

• The belief that Jews deserved to return to a
  homeland in Zion where they had lived in Biblical
  times

4
What is the most dominant ethnic group in
Southwest Asia (Middle East)?

• Arabs

5
What is the name of the agency that created the
State of Israel as a homeland for the Jews?

• The United Nations

6
How did Palestinians feel about the new state of
Israel?

• They rejected it as unfair to them

7
When the Ottoman Empire ended, Who drew up the
Boundaries for the new countrys created ?

• European Politicians through the Treaty of Sevres

8
When were the Countries of Jordan and Iraq
created?

• After World War I

9
Any Jewish settlements in the West Bank is
considered what by the Palestinians?

• An invasion of their land

10
What has happened to many of the Palestinians
refugees since 1948 ?

• Many still live in refugee camps

11
Who ruled Palestine before Israel gained its
Independence?

• United kingdom

12
When Israel was established, who was forced to
relocate?

• The Palestinian Arabs

13
When did Operation Desert Storm begin?

• After Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait

14
Why did the U.S. get involved in the first Gulf
War (Operation Desert Storm)?

• Because Iraq invaded Kuwait

15
Who is responsible for the 9-11 attacks?

• Osama Bin Ladin

16
Iraqs second largest ethnic group is?

• Kurds

17
What is the U.S. main interest in Southwest Asia?

• Oil

18
Who are the Taliban?

• A group of Radical Muslims

19
The U.S. went to war in 2003 against Iraq because?

• The United States government saw the Iraqi
  leader, Saddam Hussein, developing weapons of
  mass destruction

20
Why did the UN intervene In dispute between Iraq
and Kuwait in 1990 ?

• Because the economies of many countries depend on
  oil, and Iraqs actions threatened that supply.

21
During the six day war Israel gained all of the
following territories except which one listed
The West Bank, Jerusalem, Sinai Peninsula, or
Cairo ?

• Cairo

22
What country took over the area of Mesopotamia
during WWI?

• Great Britain

23
What modern day country is the home to those who
call themselves the Persians?

• Iran

24
Many countries supported the creating of a Jewish
state in Palestine because of this event?
Holocaust
25
Name two areas that are claimed by the
Palestinians
Gaza and the West Bank
26
What city does the Palestinians want as their
capital?
Jesusalem
27
What country did the US invade in response to the
9-11 terrorist attacks?
Afganistan
28
The Camp David Accords led to peace between which
two countries?
Israel and Egypt
29
What is the main reason that Saddam Hussein
invaded Kuwait in 1990?
Oil