World Studies

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Exit Slip: Middle Eastern Conflict

(Knowledge and Comprehension) GRADUATION OUTCOMES)/BENCHMARK(S) ADDRESSED IN THIS ACTIVITY: Reader: 1) infer the main idea or purpose in a reading selection/passage/charts & graphs; 3) Locate important details in a reading selection/passage; 6) Make generalizations and conclusions in a reading selection/passage.

What to Do:

Answer the questions below using knowledge of World Studies.

1. What event is considered to be the spark of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians? A. The United Nations division of the two countries. B. The Six-Day War. C. The end of WWII and the Holocaust. D. The Oslo Accords. 2. How did the Palestinians lose the original land that they had as a result of the 1967 land boundaries? A. Palestinians attacked to try to get their land back but failed B. Israel attacked them and annexed the territory into Israel C. The UN gave the Israelis the Palestinian land D. All of the above 3. What was the primary goal of the PLO? A. To liberate Palestine from Israeli control B. Maintain a system of governance on the boarder between Israel and Lebanon C. Regain the Gaza Strip and the West Bank form Israeli control D. Invade and take over as much of Israel as possible 4. As a peace process continues in the Middle East, a major stumbling block to a settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict is the question of A. Ownership and operation of the Suez Canal B. Control of the Arabian Peninsula C. Representation of Palestinian Arabs and Israelis D. Land and civil rights for Palestinian Arabs 5. A major factor that continues to contribute to terrorist activities in the Middle East is A. A decrease in crude oil prices on the world market B. The Palestinian effort to establish a homeland C. The presence of United Nations forces in Syria D. The worldwide rejection of violence as a means to end conflict

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RUBRIC: 5/5= 4 (A) EXCEEDING STANDARDS 4/5= 3 (B) MEETING STANDARDS 2-3/5= 1 (D) DOES NOT MEET STANDARDS (REDO) 0-1/5=0 (F) INCOMPLETE (REDO)