In the Middle East during the interwar period

In the Middle East during the interwar period

Question 15 of 20 5.0 Points
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.

Question 16 of 20 5.0 Points
The so called “May Fourth Movement” was:

A. a reaction by Chinese business leaders to the policies of Yuan Shikai.
B. the effort on the part of Sun Yat sen to gain control of the Peking government.
C. demonstrations by Chinese students and others in opposition to the Japanese being awarded Germany’s sphere of influence in Shandong province.
D. an effort by peasants to show support for the radical reform program of Yuan Shikai.