Israel
Afghanistan
Egypt
USA Involvement
Miscellaneous
100
What nation was Israel first established in?
Palestine
100
What nation invaded Afghanistan in the 1970's?
The Soviet Union
100
From the 1940's onward, how many times did the Egyptian military defeat the Israeli military?
Zero times
100
Following 9/11, what country did the USA invade?
Afghanistan
100
The first Gulf War occurred because Iraq invaded which nation?
Kuwait
200
Who was the primary leader of the PLO?
Yasser Arafat
200
What group came to power in Afghanistan following the war with the Soviet Union?
The Taliban
200
Who was considered to be the "hero of Egypt"?
Gamal Nasser
200
How did the USA support those fighting against the Soviet Union in the first Afghan war?
Provided weapons, funds.
200
What does PLO stand for?
Palestinian Liberation Organization
300
What two areas of Israel have the highest Palestinian populations
The Gaza Strip and the West Bank
300
The Taliban allowed what Islamic terrorist group to run its operations out of Afghanistan?
Al-Qaeda
300
What countries were opposed to Egypt in the Suez Crisis? (name 2)
Israel, France, Great Britain
300
What Middle Eastern nation receives the most monetary aid from the US?
Israel
300
What is Islam's most sacred book, and Who is their most sacred person?
The Quran, Muhammad
400
What widely considered terrorist organization governs the Gaza Strip?
Hamas
400
Where is Osama Bin Laden originally from?
Saudi Arabia
400
The Camp David Accords created a peace treaty between which two nations?
Egypt and Israel
400
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad publicly declared that he would do what if Iran acquired nuclear weapons?
Destroy Israel
400
Hezbollah has a strong presence in which nation?
Lebanon
500
Since the 1940's, how many wars has Israel lost?
None
500
What was the name given to the groups that banded together to fight against the Soviets?
The Mujahideen
500
What is the name of the Egyptian president who was overthrown during the Arab Spring
Hosni Mubarak
500
Why is Israel America's primary ally in the Middle East? (give one reason)
It's a Democracy, America has a high Jewish population, it has nuclear weapons.
500
What does OPEC stand for
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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