European Partitioning
What two European countries were responsible for partitioning the Ottoman Empire after WWI?
Great Britain and France
What modern country was established as a Jewish state?
Israel
What two branches of Islam resulted from a disagreement over leadership after Muhammad?
Sunni and Shia
What country did the United States invade following the September 11 attacks?
Afghanistan
What ethnic group makes up the largest population in Iran?
Persians
What agreement divided former Ottoman lands between European powers?
Sykes-Picot Agreement
What is the name of the movement that supported creating a Jewish state?
Zionism
Who was the prophet whose successor caused the Sunni-Shia disagreement?
Muhammad
What terrorist organization was targeted by the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan?
al-Qaeda
What language is primarily associated with Persians in Iran?
Farsi
What term was used to describe the borders drawn by Great Britain and France during partitioning of the Middle East?
"artificial borders"
What term describes the centuries-long scattering of Jewish people outside their homeland?
Diaspora
What title was used for the leader of the Muslim community after Muhammad?
Caliph
What government was removed from power in Afghanistan for harboring al-Qaeda?
Taliban
What branch of Islam is predominant in Iran?
Shia Islam
What word means dividing an area of land into separate parts?
Partitioning
What international organization created a partition plan for Palestine?
United Nations
Which branch of Islam believed Muhammad's descendants should become caliph?
Shia
What Iraqi leader was removed from power after the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003?
Saddam Hussein
What is a group of people who share ancestry, language, and cultural traditions called?
Ethnic group
What empire controlled much of the Middle East before European partitioning?
Ottoman Empire
The creation of the modern state of Israel happened after this tragic event that took place during WWII
The Holocaust
Which branch makes up the majority of Muslims worldwide?
Sunni
What country did Iraq invade in 1990, leading to the Persian Gulf War?
Kuwait
What is a group of people who share a system of religious beliefs called?
Religious group