Middle East 9th grader

Question 1

Who is the Son of God

Answer 1

Christianity Jesus is cross christianity

Question 2

What does One God means and do?

Answer 2

means monotheistic Prayer Holy book Pilgrimage Prophets Charity Fasting= Islam Muhammad is the last prophet God has sent to earth (Star/Moon in Islam)

2-Judaism Still waiting for the Messiah or Savior (star for Savior)

Question 3

The Dreyfus Case, 1894

Answer 3

At the end of 1894, French Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus was accused of handing secret documents to the Imperial German military. After a closed trial, he was found guilty of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Question 4

Who was accused of treason?

Answer 4

Capt. Alfred Dreyfus (Jewish)-accused of treason and it is the

example of antisemitism
Freedom from western anti-semitism

Question 5

Theodore Herzl (1860-1904)

Answer 5

The founder of Zionism, the movement that established Israel

Question 6

The Ottoman Empire in WW1

Answer 6

Central Powers in 1817

Question 7

The Middle East in 1914

Question 8

Balfour Declaration, 1917

Answer 8

1-British promise of support for the establishment of Jewish settlement in Palestine.

2-British promise to the Jews: Balfour Declaration, 1917

in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people and nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine…

Question 9

Who negotiator of Balfour Declaration, 1917?

Answer 9

SIr Arthur James Balfour

Br. Foreign Secretary

Question 10

The League of Nations Mandates

Answer 10

A system established after WWI whereby a nation officially administered a territory) mandate_ on behalf of the League of Nations.

Question 11

What is Zionism?

Answer 11

1-the belief that Jews should be allowed to return to their homeland and create their own country and the movement for jews to have a homeland of Israel in Palestine

Question 12

what is Zionism ‘s goal?

Answer 12

1-Goals: The spiritual and political renewal of the Jewish people it its ancestral homeland of Israel in Palestine
2-Freedom from Western anti-semitism-Dreyfus Affair Theodore Herzl (1860-1904

Question 13

who is Sir Arthur James Balfour?

Answer 13

Prime minister best know for authoring Balfour Declaration of 1917 who convinced the British government to support the creation of a Jewish state in the Holy Land.

Question 14

what date war of Arab and Israel?
In former Palestine mandate

Answer 14

May 15, 1948

Question 15

what is Iraq-Iran War (1980)

Answer 15

War between Iraq and Iran that was started in September of 1980 by Saddam Hussein when he decided to invade the country. The primary goal was to seize control over Iran’s oil facilities.

Question 16

Baghdad v Iran

Muslim v Muslim

Question 17

what are the issue of Iraq?

Answer 17

1-border disputes

2-Saddam Hussein (sunni)

3-secular

4-Shia 60%(Shīʿa Islam is the second largest branch of Islam, followed by 10–15% of all Muslims,) and Sunni 40%

Question 18

what are the issue of Iran?

Answer 18

1-Ayatollah Khomeni

2-religious country

3-Shia/shitte sect 99%

Majority of Muslim around the world are Sunni 85% and Shia 15%

Question 19

What are allies-self interests in Iraq?

Answer 19

North Korean

-syria

-Libya

-China

-israel

-US

-Saudi Arabi

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Question 20

what are allies-self interests In Iran?

Answer 20

-Kuwait

-Egypt

-Jordan

-US

_France

-Soviet Union

Peace treaty in 1938- United Nations

war lasted 8 years,

Question 21

How long is peace treaty in 1938?

Answer 21

united nations steps in war lasted 8 years

Question 22

what is 1st Persian Gulf War?

Answer 22

US involvement

1-Iraq (saddam hussein) invades Kuwait

2-declares the land as part of Iraq and wants to reclaim it plus the rich oil fields

3-Saudi Arabi in alarmed that they will be next-ask for UN intervention

4-US allies with Saudi Arabia to protect US interests

5-Will not overthrow Hussein from the rule, just get him out of Kuwait

Question 23

what is desert shield?

Answer 23

mobilization and stand by readiness, defensive position, build up of troops in Saudi Arabia

Question 24

what is desert storm?

Answer 24

actual fighting

1-air attacks (computer war)

2-ground force

Question 25

what is the Oslo Peace Accords

Answer 25

Israel agrees to give West bank and Gaza Strip back to Palestinians. Peace fails and no agreement can be met, so civilians begin to fight again, which still continues today.

1-declaration of principle

2-Palestine and Israel agreement

3-Issues between the two Sides would be address and resolved

4-Removal of Israel forces in Gaza and west bank

5-Palestinian Authority to govern

Question 26

what is important about the George W. Bush?

Answer 26

3-September 11, 2001 attacks-New York city

4-Afghanistan-Taliba

5-WMD(weapons mass destruction)- Iraq- Hussein

Question 27

what is September 11, 2001 attacks?

Answer 27

On September 11, 2001, a group of Islamic terrorists, hijacked three commercial airliners in midair, took over the controls, and deliberately crashed them into the Pentagon and the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan.

Question 28

What is the war on terror?

Answer 28

American policy under President George W. Bush to fight global terrorism in all its forms.

The stated objectives of the war in the US are to protect US citizens and business interests in the US and abroad, break up terrorist cells in the US, made up of a number of ground under the people of al-Qaeda