Political Science 230 Part III Roskin, pgs. 128-136 Kelleher, pgs. 117-121, A:IR16-16 1967 True or False Questions
1. King Hussein of Jordan was a fiery leader who identified strongly with Nasser’s tactics in Egypt. True or False
2. Since the capture of the Golan Heights from Syria after the Six Day War, the Israelis have argued that their intent is to use the strategic territory as a bargaining chip to eventually establish normal diplomatic relations with its arch-enemy and not consider incorporating it. True or False
3. The October War of 1973 resulted in the Arab members of OPEC embargoing oil shipments to countries deemed pro-Israel and then quadrupled the price of petroleum. True or False
4. In 1977 Anwar Sadat rejected Israel's invitation to fly to Jerusalem for face-to-face talks. True or False
5. The 1979 peace treaty pledged to create Palestinian autonomy, a commitment that Prime Minister Menachem Begin fulfilled. True or False
6. According to Roskin and Berry, President Obama attempted an even-handed U.S. approach to Arab–Israeli peace but got burned and retreated to the standard commitment to Israel. True or False
7. Few American politicians dare risk antagonizing the pro-Israel lobby, making some Mideast topics off limits in Washington debates. True or False
8. President Eisenhower was angry at the 1956 British-French-Israeli attack on Egypt to take back the Suez Canal and told them to clear out. True or False
9. Many evangelical American Christians, believing that the state of Israel is a sign of the Second Coming, demand total support for Israel. True or False
10. President Obama’s attempt at U.S. even-handedness in dealing with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was short-lived, replaced by perfunctory calls to restart peace talks, has resulted in allowing Israel to continue to violate the rights of the Palestinians with no sign that anything will change. True or False
11. When the U.S. arrived in Lebanon as a peace-keeping force in the early 1980s, Washington was smart enough to not take sides in the battle between the Christians and the Muslims in a bloody civil war. True or False
12. Israel cannot continue to govern millions of angry Palestinians on the West Bank without
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13. Roskin and Berry believe that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are serving the constructive role of providing greater security for Israel because the Palestinians can be more easily monitored and terrorists neutralized. True or False
14. The 2006 construction of a long fence has succeeded in keeping out terrorists from Israel and prevented the ability of Arab militants from ever threatening Israel again. True or False
Multiple Choice Questions
1. One result of the 1956 war was to: a) increase Soviet influence with Egypt and Syria, b) make the Soviet Union Israel's principal supplier of arms, c) stop fedayeen raids against Israel, d) to establish a treaty that allowed all three countries, Israel, Jordan, and Syria to equally share the water from the Jordan River.
2. Prior to the Six Day War of 1967, a) Egypt lied to the Jordanians, saying that Israel was amassing troops on the Sinai, b) The United States lied to Israel, saying that it would come to its defense if attacked by the Arabs, c) Syria lied to Nasser, saying that the Israelis were amassing troops in the Galilee, d) The Israelis lied to the U.S., saying that it was not amassing troops on the Syrian border.
3. When Nasser ordered UN forces out of the Sinai, Israel expected: a) the UN to refuse Nasser's demand, b) the U.S. to fulfill its promise and swiftly respond with immediate action if the Tiran Strait was closed, c) the French, under De Gaulle, would come to its defense, d) the U.S. to fulfill its promise to force open the Tiran Strait but the latter failed to do so.
4. In procuring the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Israel was acquiring what major problem? a: contaminated and environmentally unstable land, b) over 1.3 million Palestinians, c) U.S. anger and hostility for years to come, d) giving Arabs a foothold into Israel proper.
5. Logistics refers to: a) the strength to absorb wave upon wave of attacks, b) the ability to maintain open communications during wartime, c) the ability to supply an army, d) the unwillingness of an adversary to quit even when the enemy is obviously defeated.
6. Why did Kissinger discreetly hold up resupplying Israel during the Arab-Israeli War in 1973? a) To prevent Israel from winning the war and limiting the possibility of creating an atmosphere for peace, b) Kissinger felt that the Arabs had already lost and that Israel was simply restocking its military arsenals, c) Kissinger had a secret dislike for Israel and wanted the Arabs to win the war, d) The Soviets had dramatically gotten Washington's attention, threatening to provide the Arab states with nuclear weapons.
7. How many Israelis live on settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank? a) 100,000, b) 250,000, c) 500,000, d) 640,000
16-2 8. Infitada refers too: a) Arabic for uprising, b) Arabic for acquiring water in the desert, c) Arabic for condemning hunger, d) Arabic for applying diplomacy to resolve a dispute.
9. In trying to establish a nine-mile security zone in southern Lebanon, the Israelis were: a) successful in winning over the population as liberators, b) attempting to bring democracy to a Lebanese population tired of war and suffering, c) continuously bombed and ambushed until they withdrew, d) successful in removing the local Lebanese population and establishing Israeli settlements.
10. The “Party of God”, a Shia militia located in Lebanon supported by Iran: a) Hamas, b) Hezbollah, c) Isis, d) Pan.
11. What does “transfer” mean in the political Israeli jargon being used today by some politicians? a) swapping land for peace with the Palestinians, b) trading Israeli prisoners with Palestinian prisoners, c) transferring large amounts of humanitarian aid to the occupied areas for cooperating with the Israeli authorities, d) an euphemism for expelling thousands of Palestinians out of the West Bank for Israel.
Fill-in Questions
1. What Arab territories did the Israelis capture and initially incorporate in winning the 1967 Six Day War? a) the Egyptian ______and Gaza Strip, b) the Jordan ______, and c) the Syrian ______.
2. The 1978 Camp David Accords resulted in: a) The first ______between Israel and Egypt in 1979, b) Sadat was able to get the ______back to Egypt and received more U.S. aid. c) Begin got an opportunity to split Israel’s enemies—Egypt was ______from the _____ bloc—and increased U.S. financial support.
3. What are the three primary issues that have blocked a deal between Israeli-Palestinian protagonists? a) Israel must give up, perhaps most, of its Jewish ______in the West Bank to make a territorially coherent Palestinian state. b) Palestinians want the right of ______, to go back to the homes and farms they fled in 1948. ______reject the demand, believing they would be swamped. c) Palestinians insist on sovereignty over _____ Jerusalem. Israelis swear that Jerusalem is eternally theirs and expand it eastwards, nearly cutting the West Bank in two.
Threats to Critical Resources Kelleher, pgs. 117-121
True or False Questions
16-3 1. Globally, industrialization has threatened all of the ecological essentials of life. True or False
2. Global issues that threaten of the world’s environment are now being aggressively pursued by international government bodies, with the United States taking the lead. True or False
3. The loss of plant life from the mass destruction of rain forests has contributed to the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. True or False
4. Politicians on the right argue that global warming was not caused by human beings but is a natural cyclical phenomenon; furthermore, its scientific proponents should be ignored. True
5. According to Kelleher and Klein, once a system as fully as complex as global warming is underway, it would be nearly impossible to reverse it. True or False
6. The ozone level in the lower stratosphere has thinned dramatically, especially in the outermost areas of the world, near the poles. True or False
7. With the successful ban of CFCs, there has been a significant shrinking of the largest ozone hole. True or False
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What percent increase in carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere has occurred since preindustrial times to 2006, according to the EPA? a) 10%, b) 25%, c) 36%, d) 49%
2. The rise in temperature as a result increases in atmospheric gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and chlorofluorocarbons: a) the hyde effect, b) the greenhouse effect, c) the cellular effect, d) the biosphere effect.
3. In 1995, the UN reported the following country as the world's greatest polluter: a) the United States, b) Russia, c) China, d) Japan.
4. In 2009, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency the following country had taken the top spot as the world’s greatest polluter: a) China, b) Germany, c) Russia, d) the United States
5. What arguments have been used by the U.S. opponents for not adopting the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change? a) Our European allies have utterly failed to adopt any measures to slow down polluting emissions, b) The U.S. is providing global security and therefore, our unique position requires preventing such draconian measures, c) Since there are no requirements for the developing world, it makes no sense for the U.S. to follow suit. d) The Kyoto agreement was developed without any input from the U.S.
6. What does the ozone layer protect? a) the buildup of carbon dioxide, b) the destruction from ultraviolet rays, c) the lowering of global temperatures, d) the ozone does not protect anything of
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7. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) account for about what percent of chemical damage by 2000 to the ozone? a) 25%, b) 46%, c) 70%, d) 100%
Fill-in Questions
1. From where does air pollution come from? a) ______and urban life, b) from ______emissions, c) factory ______, d) oil, coal, and _____-______fuels.
Answers
True or False Questions, Roskin, pgs. 128-136
1. False 3. True 5. False 7. True 9. False 11. False 13. False
Multiple Choice Questions
1. a 3. d 5. c 7. c 9. c 11. d
Fill-in Questions
1. a) Sinai, b) West Bank, c) Golan Heights 3. a) settlements, b) return, Israelis, c) East
True or False Questions, Kelleher, pgs. 117-121
1. True 3. True 5. True 7. False
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1. c 3. a 5. c 7. c
Fill-in Questions
1. a) industry, b) automobile, c) outflows, d) wood-burning
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