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The terrorists crashed into the WTC in ______ killing thousands of people.

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  1. Newark

  2. New Jersey

  3. New York

  4. New Foundland

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Correct Option: C

Gamal Abdul Nasser demanded the withdrawal of British troops from the ______.

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  1. Panama canal

  2. Suez canal

  3. Kiel canal

  4. Erie canal

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Correct Option: B

Massive oil reserves were discovered in the ______ peninsula.

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  1. Iberian

  2. Greek

  3. Arabian

  4. Korean

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Correct Option: C

Where was the PLO established?

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  1. Jordan

  2. Gaza

  3. Jericho

  4. Nablus

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Correct Option: A

Which movement was started by the Jews?

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  1. Utopian Movement

  2. Bhakti Movement

  3. Zionist Movement

  4. Islamic Movement

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Correct Option: C

Between which two groups did the conflict develop in West Asia?
This question has multiple answers.

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  1. Jews

  2. Arabs

  3. Turks

  4. Christians

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Correct Option: A,B

With whose support did Nasser nationalise the Suez Canal?

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  1. USSR

  2. USA

  3. Britain

  4. France

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Correct Option: A

Which Egyptian President made efforts to unite the Arabs?

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  1. Mohammed Naguib

  2. Anwar Sadat

  3. Hosni Mubarak

  4. Gamal Abdel Nasser

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Correct Option: D

Who established an extremist Islamic state in Afghanistan?

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  1. Al-Qaeda

  2. Lashkar-e-Taiba

  3. ISIS

  4. Taliban

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Correct Option: D

The destruction of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is symbolic of the _____.

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  1. Declining power of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

  2. Fall of the Weimar Republic

  3. Collapse of the European Union

  4. End of the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Berlin Wall was a symbol of Soviet control over Eastern Europe. The destruction of the wall symbolized the weakening of that control, as the Soviet Union began to break apart.