Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire

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Partitioning means:

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Dividing into parts

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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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How did the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after World War I lead to conflict in Southwest Asia?

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European politicians didn’t take into account religious and ethnic groups when drawing new boundaries.

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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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What caused the Ottoman Empire to end after WWI?

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Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with Germany and Austria-Hungary.

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What term refers to the dividing of countries?

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Partition

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Which two countries partitioned the Middle East into countries after World War I?

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Britain and France

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What was one major problem European countries created with the drawing of artificial borders after WWI?

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The blending of ethnic and religious groups created conflict in parts of the region and between the groups.

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What is a synonym for the word "partition"?

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Divide

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Which THEME unites the items: Sunni & Shia conflict in Iraq and Syria, Kurdish nationalism, Israeli Jew & Palestinian Arab Conflict?

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Land & Religion conflicts in the Middle East