U.S. to send arms to rebels in Syria
June 17, 2013
Q: President Obama said last week that the United States would send small arms and ammunition to Syrian rebel forces because of evidence that government forces had used chemical weapons in the conflict. Where is Syria on this map?
Circle the area on this map
Q: The United Nations says between 92,900 and 100,000 Syrians have been killed since the civil war began in 2011. Much of the fighting is now centered around the nation's largest city, Aleppo, which is near Syria's northern border with . . .
A. Lebanon
B. Jordan
C. Iraq
D. Turkey
Q: Groups identified by the United States as terrorists are supplying weapons and fighters to both sides in the civil war. One of those groups is based in Syria's eastern neighbor . .
A. Lebanon
B. Jordan
C. Iraq
D. Israel
Q: What nation on Iraq's eastern border is a major ally of Assad and the chief financial backer of Hezbollah?
A. Afghanistan
B. Iran
C. Pakistan
D. Saudi Arabia
Q: Sectarian violence has devastated Syria, Iraq and Lebanon -- sites of some of the world's earliest civilizations. What do historians call the area that includes these modern nations?
A. Anatolia
B. Golan Heights
C. Syriana
D. Fertile Crescent
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