1. History of Southwest Asia Review Game Rules:
No notes. Please clear your desk.
Don’t let other groups see your answer.
You’ll have 30 seconds to write your answer.
Do not hold up your answer until called to do so.
You don’t need complete sentences.
Be kind to the markers. Cap them after writing.

2. The Ottoman Empire grew wealthy by controlling what?
Trade between Europe, Asia, and Africa

3. What type of boundaries were imposed on SWA by Britain and France?
artificial political borders

4. What was the event called when the Jews left their holy land?
The Romans kicked them out of Israel during the Diaspora.

5. What name did the Romans give to the land that had belonged to the Jews? (This name was kept by the Ottomans and the British)
Palestine

6. Who took control of Palestine after World War I?
Great Britain

7. a movement to encourage Jews to return to Israel
What was Zionism?
a movement to encourage Jews to return to Israel

8. Anti-Semitism Religious Connection to the land Zionism The Holocaust
Name the four motivations for the establishment of the Jewish state of Israel.
Anti-Semitism
Religious Connection to the land
Zionism
The Holocaust

9. What is anti-Semitism?
racism against Jews

10. What city is sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims? (spelling counts)
Jerusalem

11. The West Bank and Gaza Strip were taken by Jordan and Egypt.
What happened to the remaining Palestinian land after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?
The West Bank and Gaza Strip were taken by Jordan and Egypt.

12. What happened to 700,000 Palestinians after the 1948 war with Israel?
They became refugees.

13. How did most of the Arab-Israeli wars end?
Israel won most of these.

14. Name the agreement that established peace between Israel and Egypt
Name the agreement that established peace between Israel and Egypt. (Hint: in U.S.)
Camp David Accords, 1979

15. Which two areas are currently governed by Palestinians?
Gaza Strip and West Bank

16. Palestinian self-rule in Gaza and the West Bank resulted from which agreement.
Oslo Accords

17. How long did the 1967 Arab-Israeli war last?
Six Days

18. Jordan River, Sea of Galilee, West Bank Aquifer
Name 2 bodies of water that Israel took control of during the Six Day War.
Jordan River, Sea of Galilee, West Bank Aquifer

19. What did Egypt get in exchange for making peace with Israel?
Egypt got the Sinai Peninsula back from Israel.

20. List three areas seized by Israel during the Six Day War.
West Bank, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, Sinai Peninsula, Old City of Jerusalem

21. Who was Osama bin Laden? Be specific.
He was the leader of al-Qaeda and responsible for the attacks on 9/11.

22. Islamic fundamentalists, radical Muslims, extremists, etc.
Describe the Taliban.
Islamic fundamentalists, radical Muslims, extremists, etc.

23. Why did the U.S. fight the Persian Gulf War?
Iraq invaded Kuwait.

24. Which war was caused by U. S. suspicions that Iraq had WMDs
Which war was caused by U.S. suspicions that Iraq had WMDs? (include the year)
2003 Iraq War

25. The Taliban government protected al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.
If the 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia, why did we invade Afghanistan?
The Taliban government protected al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.

26. How was Saddam Hussein involved in 9/11?
He wasn’t.

27. The U.S. is still involved in which war?
Afghanistan War

28. What was the U.N.’s solution for solving the conflict over Palestine?
Divide it into Jewish and Arab countries.

29. What group formed to lead the Palestinian People?
the PLO or Palestine Liberation Organization

30. What group attacked the U.S. on 9/11 and who was their leader?
al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden

31. What title was held by Saddam Hussein?
Dictator of Iraq

32. What kind of governments are in Afghanistan and Iraq today?
democratic

33. President George H.W. Bush presided over which war?
Persian Gulf War