2. According to Osama Bin Laden
why did al Qaeda attack on 911?
1.Because of how the US treats the
Muslim World,
2.Using Saudi Arabia for a staging ground
in the first Gulf War
3.Continued support of Israel, the thieves
of Palestine
3. What is the most dominant ethnic
group in Southwest Asia (Middle
East)?
Arabs
4. What was the Holocaust?
The murder of 6 millions of European
Jews during World War II
5. What modern day country is the home to
those who call themselves the Persians?
Iran
22. What was the outcome of
Operation Enduring Freedom?
The Taliban is not in control of
the government, but the US is
still at war in Afghanistan
23. When Israel was established,
who was forced to relocate?
The Palestinian Arabs
24. What is the second largest sect
of Islam?
Shiite Muslim
25. Terrorism is defined as ?
The unlawful use of — or threatened use of —
force or violence against individuals or property to
intimidate governments or societies, often to
achieve political, religious, or ideological
objectives."
26. U.S. troops are still fighting in
which middle Eastern Country?
Iraq /Afghanistan
27. Why did the U.S. get involved in
the
First Gulf War?
Because Iraq
invaded Kuwait
46. The scattering of Jewish people
around the world is known as?
Diaspora
47. The unlawful use of —
or threatened use of —
force or violence against individuals
or property to intimidate is defined
as ?
Terrorism
48. The US bombed what country for
offering safety to Al-Qaida in 2001
Afghanistan
49. Why did the Nations of the
world join forces to stop Saddam
Husain from conquering Kuwait?
The world economy
would collapse he took
control of the oil supply
50. True or False the Taliban was responsible for
the 9-11 attacks?
FALSE
(al Qaeda was!!!)
51. What caused thousands of Jews
to move to Palestine at the end
of the 19th Century?
Zionist Movement
52. What was Hitler’s “Final Solution”?
The extermination
of 6,000,000 Jews
53. Who tried to stop the creation
of a modern Jewish State?
The neighboring
Muslim countries
54. What was the belief that all
Jews should return to the land
of their forefathers called?
Zionism
80. What war caught the Jews off
guard or surprised them
The Yom Kippur War
81. How did Britain get control of Palestine at
the beginning of the 20th century?
They were on the winning side of
WW1 and were involved in dividing up
the Ottoman Empire which was pert of
the losing side.
82. What is the UN??
An international group of countries
that tries to develop peaceful solutions
to international conflicts.
83. What was the outcome of the
Yom Kippur War
It was a surprise attack
but ended in a tie.
84. In which war did Israel win the Sinai
Peninsula and double its size?
The Six Day War
85. What was the reason for US
reason for invading Iraq in the
Second Gulf War?
We believed Huessan
was sharing his WMD’s
86. What was the reason for the US
invading Iraq in the first Gulf War?
Iraq invaded Kuwait and
the US buys lots of oil
from Kuwait.