History 1
One of the reasons that Iran supported the regime of President Bashar al-Assad during the civil war in Syria is that
A. Assad represents a capitalist ideology.
B. Assad represents a communist ideology.
C. Assad represents a Sunni government.
D. Assad represents a Shia government.
Assad represents a Shia government.
Ayatollah Khomeini came to rule Iran after the Iranian people rose up against Shah Reza Pahlavi. Which of the following played the most significant role in causing this uprising?
a. the shah's prohibition against Muslim religious practices
B. the depressed economy that resulted from sanctions on Iran
C. the brutality and oppression of the shah's despotic regime
D. the shah's refusal to form an alliance with the United States
the brutality and oppression of the shah's despotic regime
Why was the nation of Afghanistan a target of the United States in its war on terror in the early 2000s?
A. because of the Afghan government's approval of terrorist activity against the State of Israel
B. because of the Afghan government's attempt to sell nuclear weapons to Iranian terrorists
C. because of the Afghan government's use of terrorism to control regional oil supplies
D. because of the Afghan government's support for the al-Qaeda terrorist network
D. because of the Afghan government's support for the al-Qaeda terrorist network
Which of these statements about the Persian Gulf War is NOT correct?
A. The war lasted for only six weeks.
B. Iraq attacked sites in Israel and Saudi Arabia.
C. The majority of operations used ground troops.
D. Thousands of US soldiers were killed during the conflict.
D. Thousands of US soldiers were killed during the conflict.
Who were the Zionists?
A. Arab communities that rose up Ottoman control during World War I
Arab communities did rise up against Ottoman control during World War I, but they were unrelated to Zionism.
B. Jewish communities that rose up against Ottoman control during World War I Arab, not Jewish communities, are typically associated with the revolt against Ottoman control during World War I.
C. people who believed that Jewish people needed their own homeland for religious reasons
Zionists were people who believed that the Jewish people needed their own homeland for religious reasons and for protection. The Zionist movement led to the founding of Israel.
D. people who believed that Arab people needed their own homeland for religious reasons
Zionists supported an independent state for Jewish people, not Arab people.
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C. people who believed that Jewish people needed their own homeland for religious reasons
Zionists were people who believed that the Jewish people needed their own homeland for religious reasons and for protection. The Zionist movement led to the founding of Israel.
Which event led to the outbreak of the Persian Gulf War?
A. Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
B. the Arab Spring movements
C. Israeli attacks on Palestinians
D. Iran's nuclear weapons program
A. Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
Read the information in the box.
The successor to the Prophet Muhammad should be Ali, who is his cousin and son-in-law; and all future leaders, or caliphs, should be from the bloodline of the prophet.
Which Muslim group or groups would have agreed with the above statement after the death of the Prophet Muhammad?
A. Shia
B. Sunni
C. both Shia and Sunni
D. neither Shia nor Suni
A. Shia
Why did considerable support for the establishment of a Jewish state emerge after World War II?
A. The events of the Holocaust illustrated the need to establish protection for the Jewish people.
B. The Jewish people proved to be strong allies in the fight against communism during the Cold War.
C. The Axis powers forced the Jewish people out of their traditional homeland during World War II.
D. Jewish leaders pledged to hold free elections and establish a capitalist and democratic state.
A. The events of the Holocaust illustrated the need to establish protection for the Jewish people.
Read the excerpt from the memoirs of Harry Truman and answer the question.
The question of Palestine as a Jewish homeland goes back to the solemn promise that had been made to [the Jewish people] by the British in the Balfour Declaration of 1917—a promise which had stirred the hopes and the dreams of these oppressed people. This promise, I felt, should be kept, just as all promises made by responsible, civilized governments should be kept.Which of the following is reflected in this excerpt?
A. reasons behind the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan
B. reasons behind the establishment of the State of Israel
C. reasons behind the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire
D. reasons behind the outbreak of the First World War
B. reasons behind the establishment of the State of Israel
Which movement or group resisted the French and British involvement in partitioning the Ottoman Empire?
A. the Zionist Movement
B. the League of Nations
C. the Pan-Arab Movement
D. the Turkish National Movement
D. the Turkish National Movement
In 2015, many groups came together to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Which reluctant nation eventually allowed the Kurdish Peshmerga to travel through their territory to fight against ISIL?
A. Iran
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Turkey
D. Yemen
C. Turkey
The United States supported Iraq by providing weapons and equipment in the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. Despite this, why did the United States lead a coalition of forces against Iraq in the 1991 Persian Gulf War?
A. The United States believed that Iraq had supported terrorist organizations that had targeted US allies in Southwest Asia.
B. The United States feared that Iraq's invasion of its oil-rich neighbor would give it too much influence over global oil markets.
C. The United States formed an alliance with Iran after they were victorious in the Iran-Iraq War and tried to help Iran reclaim territory.
D. The United States believed that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and posed an immediate threat to the American people.
B. The United States feared that Iraq's invasion of its oil-rich neighbor would give it too much influence over global oil markets.
What was a key objective of US military action against Iraq in the Persian Gulf War?
A. protecting Saudi Arabian oil fields
B. forcing Iraq to withdraw from Israel
C. forcing Iraq to dismantle its nuclear weapons program
D. eliminating threats to Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's rule
A. protecting Saudi Arabian oil fields
What is one of the main causes of conflict between Palestinian Arabs and the Israeli government?
A. disagreements over whether to pursue communist or capitalist ideals
B. disagreements over who the land occupied by Israel legally belongs to
C. disagreements over Palestinian support for Iranian intervention in Syria
D. disagreements over Israel’s support for the oppressive Syrian government
B. disagreements over who the land occupied by Israel legally belongs to
The Persian Gulf War was fought between January and February of what year?
A. 1985
B. 1989
C. 1991
D. 1994
C. 1991