Middle East Jeopardy Review

Arab Spring

100

The movements or epic events of 2011-2012 in North Africa and the Middle East are referred to as the ______

Arab Spring

200

The Arab Spring revolts started in which North African country were the owner of a vegetable cart set himself on fire because of treatment from corrupt police.

Tunisia

300

This president of Egypt ordered a crackdown and roundup of more than 1500 people in an attempt to make a secular moderate Egypt. He was assassinated in October of 1981.

Anwar Sadat 

400

In 2011 this country arrested 15 children for writing anti government slogans on brick walls in the southern part of the country.

Syria

500

The Arab Spring brought this organization legalization and significant political power at first, but has seen severe reversals since 2013.

The Muslim Brotherhood

Iran/Iraq/Syria

100

Saddam or "The Butcher of Baghdad" held power in this country.

Iraq

200

Primary ethnicity of Iran

Persian

300

The ISL or ISIS gained notoriety by taking control of the northern and eastern parts of this country after overrunning large portions of Iraq

Syria

400

The reason the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991) began

Iraq invaded Kuwait to take control of their oil fields

500

The 2nd Iraq War lasted ________ years with approx ______ American military deaths

War still on going with deaths un-calculated 

Oil

100

The goal of this organization is to coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers.

OPEC

200

Warm water sea region with the most oil reserves in the world

Persian Gulf

300

Saddam burned oil fields in this country, while retreating, causing major environmental effects. 

Kuwait

400

Supplies cheap oil to the United States in return for military protection

Saudi Arabia 

500

This country's revolution caused a "2nd oil shock" causing a decrease in oil production and a doubled price of oil in 1979. 

Iran

Power Hungry Muslim Leaders

100

The first leader removed from power as a result of the Arab Spring

Hosni Mubarak

200

Used chemical weapons on his own people, the US thought he possessed WMDs

Saddam Hussein 

300

Issued a religious fatwa and death sentence of Salman Rushdie

Ayatollah Khomeini

400

The self immolation (burning) of Mohamed Bouazizi led to this leader being ousted from power. 

Ben Ali

500

Killed by Navy Seals as he hid in a suburban Pakistani compound in 2011.

Osama Bin Laden

Misc.

100

This place is also referred to as The "holy land"/ Canaan/ Israel 

Palestine

200

General term for scarf head coverings worn by Islamic women.

Hijab

300

Middle East terrorist groups are almost uniformly united against what country?

Israel

400

This term describes a movement among European Jews to set up a homeland in Palestine led by Theodore Herzl.

Zionism

500

This organization was armed and trained by the United States to fight against Afghanistan. 

Mujahideen