Ottoman Empire

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Which event directly caused the collapse of the Ottoman Empire? Options: World War I, World War II, Revolutionary War, Iraq War

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World War I

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Partitioning means:

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Dividing into parts

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An extensive group of countries under a single supreme authority (ruler) is referred to as a __________. Usually, the ruler allows these "countries" to rule themselves, but does have complete authority over them.

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Empire

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The Ottoman Empire, at its height, controlled land in: Europe, Africa, and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, Europe, Africa, and North America, Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia

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Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia

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Britain and France, when partitioning the old Ottoman Empire, cared most about: Profiting from oil, Preventing conflict among religious and ethnic groups, Profiting from slave labor

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Profiting from oil

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Which of the following was NOT an effect of the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire? Options: Britain and France created borders in the Middle East that had not previously existed., The Kurds were divided into areas of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Syria., Britain and France created borders that minimized conflict between religious and ethnic groups., Sunnis and Shias were grouped together in Iraq, leading to conflict.

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Britain and France created borders that minimized conflict between religious and ethnic groups.

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Which of the following became its own independent country (not a colony of Britain or France) after the Ottoman Empire collapsed? Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Palestine

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Turkey