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- 1. Multiple Choice
How did European involvement in Southwest Asia impact the region after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?
Many Europeans immigrated to SW Asia
Countries in SW Asia modeled their governments on European governments
Political borders were decided by Europeans without considering the political and historical connections in the region
Europeans in SW Asia established a long period of peace and improved relations with non-Muslim western nations.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What large empire broke up after World War I?
Aztec Empire
Arabic Empire
Roman Empire
Ottoman Empire
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which two countries divided the Middle East into countries after World War I?
Britain and France
Britain and Canada
France and Spain
France and Germany
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following causes the MOST conflict in the Middle East?
water and gold
land and religion
immigration and currency
natural resources and capital
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does partition mean?
to put two or more parts together
the unlawful use of violence and intimidation
the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts
an ancient region in SW Asia
- 6. Multiple Choice
What ethnic group did not receive a homeland or actual country, but instead was split into parts of other countries?
Arab
Persians
Kurds
Turks
- 7. Multiple Choice
What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of World War I?
the Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with Germany and Italy
the people in the empire were starving because a long drought had ruined agriculture
the Ottoman government was overthrown by a revolt of factory workers who were unemployed when the war ended
the empire spent too much money on buildings and new roads and went bankrupt
- 8. Multiple Choice
Who drew the boundaries of the new countries created from the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I?
United States
European politicians
Ottoman rulers
Middle Eastern governments
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why are many of the current problems in the Middle East connected to the way the Ottoman Empire was divided?
Those drawing the boundaries ignored religious and ethnic ties.
The newly formed countries did not have adequate resources.
Countries did not have strong leadership.
Religious leaders were not allowed to have power.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Over what three continents did Ottoman territory cover for hundreds of years?
Europe, Asia, Australia
Africa, North America, South America
Europe, North America, Antarctica
Europe, Asia, Africa
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