Chapter 24 The Middle East   1. What did the British do as hostilities between Jewish forces and Arabs increased in Palestine?     A) They formed a military force called the Haganah to keep the peace.     B) They turned the area over to the United Nations.     C) They helped form the Arab League.     D) They established the state of Israel.   2. Gamal Abdel Nasser wanted to ______     A) modernize Egypt.     B) become leader of the unified Arab world.     C) build up his military in order to confront Israel.     D) all of the above   3. The Suez crisis was set in motion by ______     A) an Israeli attack on the canal.     B) Egypt's nationalizing the canal.     C) the building of the Aswan High Dam.     D) the forced withdrawal of the British.   4. Why did King Hussein I of Jordan ask for British and American help?     A) He feared assassination by radical forces.     B) Israel had massed troops on his border.     C) He felt pressured by pro-Nasser nationalism.     D) He felt pressured by the Soviet Union.   5. In the Six-Day War, Israeli forces ______     A) responded to Nasser's closing the Gulf of Aqaba to Israel.     B) tripled Israel's land holdings.     C) destroyed most of Egypt's warplanes.     D) all of the above   6. The Arab oil embargo in 1973 was ______     A) in response to United States support of Israel.     B) ended only after Egypt's President Sadat went to Israel.     C) not really a threat to the world's economies.     D) in response to extremely low oil prices.   7. The 1979 revolution in Iran resulted in ______     A) the overthrow of the shah.     B) the creation of an Islamic republic.     C) violent anti-American actions.     D) all of the above   8. The Persian Gulf War was between ______     A) Iraq and Iran.     B) U.S.-led forces and Iran.     C) U.S.-led forces and Iraq.     D) government forces and Iraqi Kurds.   9. The relationship between Israel and the Arab world ______     A) improved following the election of Israeli prime minister Netanyahu.     B) led to the formation of the Arab League.     C) is still unsettled at the turn of the century.     D) is one of peace and stability.   10. Religious fundamentalism ______     A) is unique to Islam.     B) has occurred worldwide.     C) is generally nonviolent.     D) encourages liberal politics.