What else was discovered that led to more conflict?
A.oil
B.water
C.Agricultural land
D.the Zagros mountains
A. oil
Which country, though small in size, had huge oil reserves?
A.Kuwait
B.Saudi Arabia
C.Iraq
D.Iran
B. Saudi Arabia
Encouraged by a British promise for a Jewish homeland, what happened that led to more conflict?
A.the creation of water dams
B.the creation of Palestign
C.the creation of Egypt
D.the creation of Israel
D. the creation of Israel
Who did not agree with the creation of the new Israeli state?
A.Jewish citizens
B.Palestinian Jews
C.Palestinian Arabs
D.Jordanian Arabs
C. Palestinian Arabs
What happened to many Palestinians who fled when Israel became a new country?
A.they became refugees and fled to Jordan
B.they became automatic Israeli citizens
C.they started war on the Israelis
A. they became refugees and fled to Jordan
What does the British mandate and partition refer to?
A.It refers to the division of oil resources in the Middle East.
B.It refers to the political dividing of lands in the Mesopotamian area.
C.It refers to the creation of Israel as a new nation-state.