In the Middle East during the interwar period,
a. a massive oil discovery at Dhahran in 1938 moved Saudi Arabia from being an area of chronic poverty to one of unexpected national affluence.
b. the achievement of the "Nile breakthrough" in electricity generation opened the possibility of almost cost-free electric power to much of the entire Middle East.
c. the award of a mandate to the World Zionist Congress by the League of Nations constituted the first step in creating a Jewish state in the eastern Mediterranean.
d. the Balfour Declaration was made null and void.
e. Lawrence of Arabia was made the first king of Saudi Arabia.
a
You might also like to view...
What effect did the Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act have on governmental finances?
A. Additional revenue caused a surplus lasting until World War I. B. Additional revenues allowed cuts in personal income taxes. C. Revenue losses forced the implementation of a graduated income tax. D. Revenue losses led to structural deficits and an economic panic.
In addition to Columbus’s discovery of the Americas, another important development that took place in 1492 was the __________
A. establishment of the first English settlement in North America at Jamestown B. expulsion of the Jews from Spain, unless they converted to Christianity C. collapse of the Aztec Empire in Mexico D. defeat of the Jumanos by the Apaches, who then claimed control of all of West Texas and southern New Mexico
Which of the following was a call to Americans to develop their own culture independent of European thought?
a. Common Sense b. "The American Scholar" c. Walden d. The Dial e. "Self-Reliance"
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The influence of gender in our everyday lives is often subtle and outside of awareness. 2. It is easiest for members of high status groups (e.g., White men) to see the privileges of their own group status. 3. According to Social Dominance Theory, legitimizing myths function to exaggerate the disadvantage of subordinate groups. 4. Widespread beliefs that the underprivileged are “poor but happy” would be an example of a legitimizing myth. 5. The final country to give women the right to vote was Saudi Arabia in 2015.