Section Quiz 30-2 Africa And The Middle East, 1945-present

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Section Quiz 30-2 Africa and the Middle East, 1945-Present

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1.

. group that wanted Palestine to be a Jewish homeland
- A.
  
  Zionists
- B.
  
  The United Arab Republic
- C.
  
  OPEC
- D.
  
  Saddam Hussein
- E.
  
  Pan-Arabism
2.

Concept of Arab unity
- A.
  
  Zionists
- B.
  
  The United Arab Republic
- C.
  
  OPEC
- D.
  
  Saddam Hussein
- E.
  
  Pan-Arabism
3.

Short-lived union of Egypt and Syria starting in 1958
- A.
  
  Zionists
- B.
  
  The United Arab Republic
- C.
  
  OPEC
- D.
  
  Saddam Hussein
- E.
  
  Pan-Arabism
4.

. bloc of Arab oil-producing states formed in 1960
- A.
  
  Zionists
- B.
  
  The United Arab Republic
- C.
  
  OPEC
- D.
  
  Saddam Hussein
- E.
  
  Pan-Arabism
5.

Iraqi military leader who invaded Kuwait in 1990
- A.
  
  Zionists
- B.
  
  The United Arab Republic
- C.
  
  OPEC
- D.
  
  Saddam Hussein
- E.
  
  Pan-Arabism
6.

Which of the following was NOT a result of the UN resolution dividing Palestine?
- A.
  
  Many Palestinians fled to neighboring Arab states.
- B.
  
  Some Palestinians came under Israeli rule
- C.
  
  Many Palestinian people were forced to live in refugee camps.
- D.
  
  The issue of a Palestinian homeland was finally settled.
7.

Which of the following was NOT a reason the United States attacked Iraq in 2003?
- A.
  
  Iraq was headquarters for Osama bin Laden's base camp.
- B.
  
  Iraq was well on the way to developing nuclear weapons.
- C.
  
  Saddam Hussein had close ties to al-Qaeda.
- D.
  
  Saddam Hussein had chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction.
8.

In 1956 Egyptian colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser
- A.
  
  Seized the Suez Canal Company from Britain and France.
- B.
  
  Resisted the idea of an Arab union
- C.
  
  Returned the Suez Canal to the United States.
- D.
  
  Gave control of the Suez Canal to the Soviet Union.
9.

During the Six-Day War, Israel gained control of all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
  
  The Sinai Peninsula
- B.
  
  the West Bank territory.
- C.
  
  The Golan Heights.
- D.
  
  Iraq.
10.

During the 1980s, some militant Palestinian Arabs
- A.
  
  Led an intifada, or "uprising," in the territories occupied by Israel.
- B.
  
  Created an organization called the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
- C.
  
  Signed a cease-fire agreement with Egypt.
- D.
  
  Overthrew the shah in Iran.