1. On the regional Middle East level, the period from 1987-1994 includes the following important events: a. The Jordanian Israeli Peace Treaty b. The signing of the Oslo Accords c. The first Intifada d. All the above 2. On the global level there were momentous changes during the above time period including: a. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union b.The first Gulf War c. The fall of the Berlin Wall d. All the above 3. In the first Gulf War the U.S. together with a coalition of nations: a. Pushed Iraq out of Kuwait. b. Defeated the Soviet Union in Asia c. Invaded Iraq and removed Saddam Hussein as dictator d. Helped Egypt reconquer the Sinai Peninsula. 4. In the late 1980s and early 1990s a big wave of immigration came to Israel from: a. Germany b. The former Soviet Union c. The United States d. Northern Africa 5. Israel needed money to absorb these immigrants. They received it in the form of: a. A gift from the US b. Profits from oil revenues c. $10 billion in loan guarantees from the US d. Secret Swiss bank accounts 6. During the Gulf War the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) and Jordan sided with: a. The US b. The United Nations c. The Soviet Union d. Saddam Hussein of Iraq 7. Some of the tactics of the Palestinians during the First Intifada were: a. Use massive rock throwing by children and teenagers. b. Use children as human shields. c. Create martyrs for their cause. d. Burning down houses 8. Glasnost and Perestroika are: a. Arab words b. Names of Russian politicians c. A Russian musical style d. Two concepts describing the situation of the Soviet Union in the mid-late 1980s. 9. Perestroika means: a. A Russian dance b. More political freedom c. The Russian language d. None of the above 10. The Hamas Charter called for: a. A peaceful settlement of the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict b. A two-state solution to the conflict c. The destruction of the State of Israel d. None of the above 11. In the 1980s there was a sharp decline in oil prices due to: a. The end of the Iran-Iraq War and their re-entering into the oil market b. The need for oil was diminishing. c. Oil was discovered in Israel. d. The oil from the Middle East was of inferior quality. 12. At the same time Arab governments had difficulties funding the basic needs of their population because: a. The citizens did not pay their taxes. b. Many of their citizens left. c. They were not receiving financial help from the US. d. Their income from oil diminished 13. The Oslo Accords of 1993 included that: a. Palestinians would hold free elections, establish a council of government, and govern themselves democratically. b. Palestine would gain total statehood within one year of the signing of the Accords. c. Israel would immediately evacuate settlements on the West Bank. d. Jordan would take over security on the West Bank.
1. On the regional Middle East level, the period from 1987-1994 includes the following important events:
a. The Jordanian Israeli Peace Treaty
b. The signing of the Oslo Accords
c. The first Intifada
d. All the above
2. On the global level there were momentous changes during the above time period including:
a. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union
b.The first Gulf War
c. The fall of the Berlin Wall
d. All the above
3. In the first Gulf War the U.S. together with a coalition of nations:
a. Pushed Iraq out of Kuwait.
b. Defeated the Soviet Union in Asia
c. Invaded Iraq and removed Saddam Hussein as dictator
d. Helped Egypt reconquer the Sinai Peninsula.
4. In the late 1980s and early 1990s a big wave of immigration came to Israel from:
a. Germany
b. The former Soviet Union
c. The United States
d. Northern Africa
5. Israel needed money to absorb these immigrants. They received it in the form of:
a. A gift from the US
b. Profits from oil revenues
c. $10 billion in loan guarantees from the US
d. Secret Swiss bank accounts
6. During the Gulf War the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) and Jordan sided with:
a. The US
b. The United Nations
c. The Soviet Union
d. Saddam Hussein of Iraq
7. Some of the tactics of the Palestinians during the First Intifada were:
a. Use massive rock throwing by children and teenagers.
b. Use children as human shields.
c. Create martyrs for their cause.
d. Burning down houses
8. Glasnost and Perestroika are:
a. Arab words
b. Names of Russian politicians
c. A Russian musical style
d. Two concepts describing the situation of the Soviet Union in the mid-late 1980s.
9. Perestroika means:
a. A Russian dance
b. More political freedom
c. The Russian language
d. None of the above
10. The Hamas Charter called for:
a. A peaceful settlement of the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict
b. A two-state solution to the conflict
c. The destruction of the State of Israel
d. None of the above
11. In the 1980s there was a sharp decline in oil prices due to:
a. The end of the Iran-Iraq War and their re-entering into the oil market
b. The need for oil was diminishing.
c. Oil was discovered in Israel.
d. The oil from the Middle East was of inferior quality.
12. At the same time Arab governments had difficulties funding the basic needs of their population because:
a. The citizens did not pay their taxes.
b. Many of their citizens left.
c. They were not receiving financial help from the US.
d. Their income from oil diminished
13. The Oslo Accords of 1993 included that:
a. Palestinians would hold free elections, establish a council of government, and govern themselves democratically.
b. Palestine would gain total statehood within one year of the signing of the Accords.
c. Israel would immediately evacuate settlements on the West Bank.
d. Jordan would take over security on the West Bank.
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