1. Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal in response to
A. the shah’s return to power.
B. Britain, France, and Israel’s attack on Egypt.
C. the refusal of the United States and Britain to fund a dam on the Nile.
D. his defeat in the first Arab-Israeli war.
2. Which event led to an increase in conflict between French settlers and Algerian nationalists?
A. Algerian nationalists seized land from French settlers in northern Algeria in 1956.
B. The National Liberation Front was formed in 1954 and fought for Algerian independence from France.
C. French settlers lost control of the government after elections in 1962.
D. Charles De Gaulle, the French prime minister, ordered French troops to attack several Muslim cities in 1959.
3. What event led to the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry?
A. The shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was returned to power.
B. The shah used his secret police to replace parliament members that opposed nationalization of the oil industry.
C. Iranians were upset that Russian troops had seized control of the Iranian oil industry.
D. Mohammad Mosaddeq was named the prime minister by the Iranian parliament.
4. Zionism, the Jewish nationalist movement, had been growing and _____________________ since the late 1800s.
A. gaining political strength in the United Nations
B. spreading across Europe and the United States
C. demanding better treatment of Jewish people in all countries
D. calling for an independent state in their ancient homeland
5. Gamal Abdel Nasser promoted Pan-Arabism, or Arab unity, by
A. declaring that Israel had no right to exist in the Middle East.
B. uniting Egypt and Syria in 1958 as the United Arab Republic.
C. declaring war on Britain, France, and Israel in 1956.
D. refusing to join the Baghdad Pact, which was unpopular with many Arab countries.
6. Conflict over the Holy Land between Jews and Arabs ended temporarily in 1291 AD when the Mamluks took control of the area and then controlled it for 260 years. Which group took control from the Mamluks in 1516 AD and controlled the area for another 300 years?
A. Zionists
B. Ottoman Turks
C. Palestinians
D. Egyptians
7. Because of anti-Semitism in Europe, Jews started a movement to create a Jewish homeland. What is the name of this movement?
A. Hebrew Nationalism
B. Land of Our Fathers Movement
C. Zionism
D. Free Homeland Movement
8. What triggered the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?
A. Egyptian troops cut off Israel’s access to the Gulf of Aqaba.
B. Israeli troops invaded Lebanon in an effort to stop attacks by the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
C. Israel formally declared itself an independent state.
D. Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel.
A. the shah’s return to power.
B. Britain, France, and Israel’s attack on Egypt.
C. the refusal of the United States and Britain to fund a dam on the Nile.
D. his defeat in the first Arab-Israeli war.
2. Which event led to an increase in conflict between French settlers and Algerian nationalists?
A. Algerian nationalists seized land from French settlers in northern Algeria in 1956.
B. The National Liberation Front was formed in 1954 and fought for Algerian independence from France.
C. French settlers lost control of the government after elections in 1962.
D. Charles De Gaulle, the French prime minister, ordered French troops to attack several Muslim cities in 1959.
3. What event led to the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry?
A. The shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was returned to power.
B. The shah used his secret police to replace parliament members that opposed nationalization of the oil industry.
C. Iranians were upset that Russian troops had seized control of the Iranian oil industry.
D. Mohammad Mosaddeq was named the prime minister by the Iranian parliament.
4. Zionism, the Jewish nationalist movement, had been growing and _____________________ since the late 1800s.
A. gaining political strength in the United Nations
B. spreading across Europe and the United States
C. demanding better treatment of Jewish people in all countries
D. calling for an independent state in their ancient homeland
5. Gamal Abdel Nasser promoted Pan-Arabism, or Arab unity, by
A. declaring that Israel had no right to exist in the Middle East.
B. uniting Egypt and Syria in 1958 as the United Arab Republic.
C. declaring war on Britain, France, and Israel in 1956.
D. refusing to join the Baghdad Pact, which was unpopular with many Arab countries.
6. Conflict over the Holy Land between Jews and Arabs ended temporarily in 1291 AD when the Mamluks took control of the area and then controlled it for 260 years. Which group took control from the Mamluks in 1516 AD and controlled the area for another 300 years?
A. Zionists
B. Ottoman Turks
C. Palestinians
D. Egyptians
7. Because of anti-Semitism in Europe, Jews started a movement to create a Jewish homeland. What is the name of this movement?
A. Hebrew Nationalism
B. Land of Our Fathers Movement
C. Zionism
D. Free Homeland Movement
8. What triggered the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?
A. Egyptian troops cut off Israel’s access to the Gulf of Aqaba.
B. Israeli troops invaded Lebanon in an effort to stop attacks by the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
C. Israel formally declared itself an independent state.
D. Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel.