SAT II World History : Other Southwest Asian History from 1900 C.E. to Present
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Example Question #1 : Other Southwest Asian History From 1900 C.E. To Present
The Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a member of
the Palestine Liberation Organization.
the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
the transnational Islamist group Al Qaeda.
his own bodyguards.
the Israeli far right.
the Israeli far right.
Yitzhak Rabin was assasinated in Tel Aviv, Israel, on November 4, 1995, after a rally to celebrate the signing of the Oslo Accords, which were the first agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization. The attempt by the Rabin government to establish a peace with the PLO and help establish a Palestinian state was immensely unpopular among the far-right elements of Israeli society. Rabin's assassin Yigal Amir was associated with various groups and has to this day expressed no regret for the assasination.
Example Question #2 : Other Southwest Asian History From 1900 C.E. To Present
The Balfour Declaration of 1917 intended to __________.
create a Jewish homeland in Palestine
provide a lasting peace in Europe after World War One
provide greater voting rights to the British working class
emancipate women in British society
remove all Jewish communities from Central Europe
create a Jewish homeland in Palestine
The Balfour Declaration of 1917 was a letter written by a member of the British government to a wealthy leader of the British-Jewish community. It promised to create, or help create, a Jewish homeland in Palestinian territory. It was the first official step on the path to the creation of Israel.
Example Question #3 : Other Southwest Asian History From 1900 C.E. To Present
Who was the first Prime Minister of India after India gained its independence from Britain?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Jawaharlal Nehru
V. P. Singh
Mahatma Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
India gained its independence from Britain in 1947. The first Prime Minister was Jawaharlal Nehru, who ruled for fifteen years. Nehru led India in the direction of a planned economy and leaned more towards communism than capitalism, although his commitment was never absolute.
Example Question #4 : Other Southwest Asian History From 1900 C.E. To Present
The Lahore Conference of 1940 __________.
was established to combat rising poverty in the Indian subcontinent
advocated for the creation of a separate Muslim state for Muslims in India
argued against the partition of India into a Hindu-dominated country and a Muslim-dominated country
contended that the time was not right for an independence movement and argued that Indians should remain loyal to the British Empire
Culminated in a massive religious riot in the streets of Lahore and Calcutta that killed tens of thousands
advocated for the creation of a separate Muslim state for Muslims in India
The Lahore Conference of 1940 advocated for the creation of a separate Muslim state within the Indian subcontinent, what would later come to be Pakistan and Bangladesh. The partition of India into India and Pakistan resulted in the deaths of countless Indian people and the forced migration of millions.
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