Middle East Partition
What century did the middle East start
the early 20th century
Theodor Herzl was the founder of .
founder of political Zionism
Modern Middle Eastern conflicts arose from the creation of what nation?
israel
Why did Saddam invade Kuwait?
ordered the invasion and occupation of Kuwait with the apparent aim of acquiring that nation's large oil reserves, canceling a large debt Iraq owed Kuwait,
What are the four most widely spoken indigenous languages in the Middle East?
Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew, & Turkish
The______is the proof of Great Britain's support for a Jewish state in the Middle East.
Balfour Declaration
In 1948, the state of Israel was formed to give which group of people a homeland?
the Jewish people
When did the Atomic Age end?
the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991,
What percentage of the world’s Muslim population lives in the Middle East?
20%
In what way did the United Nations support the Zionist cause?
the establishment of a Jewish State in Palestine
The Middle East controls the greatest supply of what valuable resource?
crude oil
What was the president's name in Wag the Dog?
Michael Belson
What percentage of the Middle East’s population is Muslim?
85%
Many people around the world agreed with the formation of the state of Israel because of the events associated?
the Holocaust.
The Persian Gulf War was caused when Iraq invaded which country?
kuwait
What is Wag the Dog based on?
attention is purposely being diverted from something of greater importance to something of lesser importance.
When did Israeli-Palestinian conflict begin?
1948
What was the name of the political movement dedicated to establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine?
the zionism
The worldwide terrorist organization responsible for 9-11 was?
al-Qaeda
Was Israel involved in the Persian Gulf War?
Israel refrained from active participation in the war.