Middle East – Israeli‑Palestine Conflict (1916–1993) Quiz - ICSE Class 12 History

Free practice quiz: Middle East – Israeli‑Palestine Conflict (1916–1993) (ICSE Class 12 History). 45 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

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1. Which 1916 agreement, made during World War I, secretly planned the partition of Ottoman territories in the Middle East between Britain and France?

   1. Treaty of Versailles
   2. Balfour Declaration
   3. Sykes-Picot Agreement
   4. Constantinople Agreement
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   Answer: C. Sykes-Picot Agreement

   The Sykes-Picot Agreement, a secret convention signed in May 1916 between Britain and France, with the assent of Tsarist Russia, outlined the zones of influence and control in the Middle East after the anticipated defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. It effectively planned the division of the region.

2. The Camp David Accords of 1978, mediated by U.S. President Jimmy Carter, led to a historic peace treaty between which two countries?

   1. Israel and Syria
   2. Israel and Egypt
   3. Israel and Jordan
   4. Israel and Lebanon
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   Answer: B. Israel and Egypt

   The Camp David Accords were a series of agreements signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, mediated by U.S. President Jimmy Carter, at the White House. The accords led to the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, in which Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt.

3. Operation Entebbe, a counter-terrorism raid, was conducted in 1976 by Israeli commandos to rescue hostages held by hijackers in which country?

   1. Uganda
   2. Kenya
   3. Sudan
   4. Egypt
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   Answer: A. Uganda

   Operation Entebbe took place on July 4, 1976, when Israeli commandos from Sayeret Matkal raided the Entebbe Airport in Uganda to rescue passengers and crew of an Air France aircraft hijacked by Palestinian and German militants. The hijackers had diverted the plane to Entebbe.

4. The term 'Greater Israel' refers to a concept advocating for Israeli control over territories that include:

   1. Only the land within the 1948 borders of Israel.
   2. The entire historic land of Israel (Eretz Israel), often encompassing the West Bank, Gaza, and parts of Jordan and Syria.
   3. The Sinai Peninsula and parts of Egypt.
   4. The Sinai Peninsula and the West Bank only.
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   Answer: B. The entire historic land of Israel (Eretz Israel), often encompassing the West Bank, Gaza, and parts of Jordan and Syria.

   'Greater Israel' is a geopolitical concept that posits the historical and rightful claim of the Jewish people to the biblical Land of Israel, often interpreted to include territories beyond the current internationally recognized borders of Israel, such as the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and sometimes areas of Jordan and southern Lebanon.

5. The 1920 San Remo conference was crucial in formally assigning the mandate for Palestine to which European power?

   1. France
   2. Italy
   3. Great Britain
   4. The United States
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   Answer: C. Great Britain

   Following the Allied victory in World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the San Remo conference in April 1920 allocated the mandate for Palestine to Great Britain, which had previously issued the Balfour Declaration.

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