Flashcard 11.1 - Nationalism in the Middle East

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What significant event did the Young Turks initiate in 1908?

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The restoration of the constitution and deposition of the sultan

Front

Which empire lost Arabia and Palestine due to British intervention during World War I?

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Ottoman Empire

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Who was known as a Turkish war hero and helped establish the Turkish Republic in 1923?

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Mustafa Kemal

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What was the Armenian Genocide primarily aimed at?

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Ridding the Ottoman Empire of Christian Armenians and other minorities

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Who encouraged nationalist Arabs to revolt against Ottoman rule?

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T. E. Lawrence

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What did the Balfour Declaration support?

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The creation of a Jewish state

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Who led a military mutiny in 1921 and established himself as shah of Iran?

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Reza Khan

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What did Mustafa Kemal abolish to modernize Turkey?

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The caliphate

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Who united Arabs in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula and created Saudi Arabia?

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Ibn Sa’ūd

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In what year did the Ottoman Empire adopt a new constitution?

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1876