(4) International Zionism

40 A major source of the dispute between the

Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side

(1) wants to control oil resources in the area

(3) believes in different interpretations of the

same religion

(4) has close military alliances with neighboring

countries
June 2003

42 During the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the

democracies in the West competed for influence

in the Middle East because of its

(2) vast fertile farmlands and rivers

(3) large well-educated population

(4) industrial potential

25 Since the late 1940s, Northern Ireland, India, and

Israel have all faced which common problem?

(1) the need to adjust to a post-communist

political system