H2a: European Partitioning in the Middle East

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Europeans created artificial borders in the Middle East causing conflict between ethnic and religious groups. How were Europeans able to partition the land?

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Europeans won land from the Ottoman Empire after WWI

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Who controlled the mandate of Palestine following the Ottoman Empire's collapse after World War I?

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Great Britain

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Why did the European Partitioning under the Sykes-Picot agreement cause conflict?

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Europeans ignored historical and religious/ethnic borders.

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Why were Arab leaders upset by the Skyes-Picot agreement?

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They were denied true independence as promised.

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Which answer most accurately completes the following sentence: “In Southwest Asia (Middle East), land and religion are major sources of ________.”

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conflict

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How did European involvement in Southwest Asia impact the region after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?

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Political borders were decided by European powers without consideration of the political and historic connections in the region.

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After the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, European powers partitioned Southwest Asia (Middle East). What has been a result of the artificial boundaries they created?

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regional conflict

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What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of World War I?

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The Ottomans fought on the losing side of the war.