European Partitioning of SW Asia

1.

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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.

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What large empire broke up after World War I?

Aztec Empire

Arabic Empire

Roman Empire

Ottoman Empire

3.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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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