SW Asia History DLT 1 Ottoman Empire

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What is largely a consequence of the conflicts in the Middle East stemming from where the boundaries of the countries are drawn?

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the way Europe divided the region after the fall of the Ottoman Empire

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What event led to the end of the Ottoman Empire? Options: World War I, World War II, Cold War, Religious disputes

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World War I

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Who decided how the Ottoman Empire would be divided?

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European politicians

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What is the difference between an ethnic group and a religious group?

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A religious group shares the same beliefs, an ethnic group shares the same ancestry.

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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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How did European partitioning (dividing-up) in Southwest Asia impact the region?

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Europeans drew borders that combined different ethnic and religious groups who fought for control over the land.

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The Sykes-Picot Agreement....

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drew the borders for the new countries created in the Middle East, was between Great Britain and France, was a secret agreement.

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What happened to the Ottoman Empire after WWI?

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Much of the land was divided among Western powers into mandates

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What caused the Ottoman Empire to end after WWI? Options: Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with Germany and Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman government was overthrown by a revolt of factory workers, The empire spent too much money on buildings and new roads and went bankrupt, The people in the empire were starving because a long drought had ruined agriculture

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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