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What is Grand National Assembly
Legislature of Turkey
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What is OPEC
Organization of oil-producing countries
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What is c) 1879 - 1915
In which period did the Ottoman Empire lose the greatest amount of territory?
a) 1807 - 1829 b) 1830 - 1878 c) 1879 - 1915 d) 1916 - 1923 |
What is d) United Arab Emirates
In 1991, which country produced about 2,400,000 barrels of oil per day?
a) Yemen b) Bahrain c) Iraq d) United Arab Emirates |
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What is Zionism
Movement that encouraged Jews to return to their ancient homeland in the Middle East
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What is Muslim Brotherhood
Members in Egypt that objected to the cooperation of the Egyptian government with Israel and the US
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What is a) Cyrenacia
In the late 1800s, what was the name of the country located to the west of Egypt?
a) cyrenacia b) Palestine c) Bulgaria d) Kuwait |
What is a) 3,300,000
About how many barrels of oil per day did Iran produce in 1991?
a) 3,300,000 b) 2,300,000 c) 1,300,000 d) 300,000 |
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What is Law of Return
Jews anywhere in the world could immigrate back to Israel and become citizens
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What is Aswan High Dam
Built in 1956, controlled flooding of the Nile River in Egypt but has also caused pollution
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What is b) 1807 - 1829
When did the Ottoman Empire lose control of Bessarabia?
a) before 1807 b) 1807 - 1829 c) 1830 - 1878 d) 1879 - 1915 |
What is d) Yemen
Which of these countries doubled its oil production from 1991 to 1999?
a) Bahrain b) Iran c) United Arab Emirates d) Yemen |
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What is fellahin
Most of the villagers in today's Egypt are peasant farmers known as this
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What is mandate
Country controlled by another as the result of an international agreement
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What is b) 1830 - 1878
When did the Ottoman Empire lose Moldavia and Romania?
a) 1807 - 1829 b) 1830 - 1878 c) 1879 - 1915 d) 1916 - 1923 |
What is c) Bahrain
Overall, which country had the lowest production in 1991 and 1999?
a) Iraq b) Yemen c) Bahrain d) United Arab Emirates |
No, because finding jobs and housing for so many immigrants has been a big problem for Israel.
Was it wise for Israel to have passed the 1950 Law of Return?
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Who is King Farouk
Egyptian ruler overthrown by Gamal Abdel Nasser
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What is a) Lebanon
Which country left the Ottoman Empire between 1916 and 1923?
a) Lebanon b) Cyprus c) Bessarabia d) Egypt |
What is a) 2,000,000
From 1991 to 1999, Iraq's oil production increased by about how many barrels per day?
a) 2,000,000 b) 1,000,000 c) 500,000 d) 100,000 |
They formed OPEC, that decided amount and price of oil produced. Because of importance of oil, OPEC had a lot of power. Iran and Iraw, went to war in 1980 over rival claims to certain oil fields.
In the last 50 years or so, how have oil and politics affected each other in SW Asia and N. Africa?
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