1. SW Asia – Unit 2 Review

2. A movement whose goal was to establish a Jewish homeland in Israel ?
Zionism

3. What is the dominant religion in Southwest Asia?
Islam

4. What happened to Israel the day after they declared independence?
Arabs attacked & lost a lot of their own land, when the Israeli Army counter-attacked.

5. What is the most dominant ethnic group in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
Arabs

6. Who controlled Palestine after World War I?
Britain

7. What organization created Israel ?
The United Nations

8. Who partitioned the Ottoman Empire after WWI?
European Leaders
(Governments)

9. What is the term given to prejudice toward Jewish people?
Anti-Semitism

10. This countries invasion led to the Persian Gulf War?
Kuwait

11. Which US Conflict in SW Asia had not ended?
War in Afghanistan

12. Osama bin-Laden, Al Qaeda
What was the name of the leader and terrorist group leader responsible for the September 11th attacks?
Osama bin-Laden, Al Qaeda

13. What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire?
The Ottomans fought with the losing side during WWI

14. What group of people had to move to the Gaza Strip and West Bank after the establishment of Israel?
The Palestinian Arabs

15. Why did the USA invade Afghanistan?
To find the people responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda

16. The holy book of Judaism
What is the Torah?
The holy book of Judaism

17. Who was the “father” of Judaism?
Abraham

18. Tigris River
What is the name of this river?

19. Why did the Holocaust lead to the creation of Israel?
The United Nations felt the Jews deserved a homeland due to their suffering during the Holocaust.

20. What is the majority ethnic group in Iran?
Persian

21. What ethnic group is found in Iraq, Turkey, and Syria?
Kurds

22. What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?
They disagreed over who should be their leader after the death of Muhammad.

23. What is the difference between and ethnic groups and a religious group?
An ethnic group is people who share cultural ideas & beliefs, where as a religious group is people who share a belief system in a god or gods (a religion).

24. Iraq invaded Kuwait The US has economic interest(oil) in the region
What was the reason for US involvement in the Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm)?
Iraq invaded Kuwait
The US has economic interest(oil) in the region

25. What religion believes in the
Five Pillars of Faith?
Islam

26. What is a source of conflict in SW Asia? Religion, Land & Resources