History of Asia

Multiple Choice

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

• the Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with Germany and Italy

• 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

• the Ottoman government was overthrown by a revolt of factory workers who were unemployed when the war ended

Multiple Choice

Who drew up the boundaries of the new countries created from the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I?

• United States

• Ottoman rulers

• European politicians

• Middle Eastern governments

Multiple Choice

When the Ottoman Empire ended and new countries were created, what problems did the new boundaries cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries?

• All of the new countries were very poor

• People in the new countries were no longer allowed to practice their religion

• Most of the new countries were all desert and people could not make a living

• The new countries often included people who did not have very much in common

Multiple Choice

Conflicts between Kurds and the governments of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran continue today because

• they do not have a homeland and want their own government

• they are all Shia and the governments of the different countries where they live are led by Sunni Muslims

• they want to move from the mountains to the deserts.

• they claim to be God's chosen people.

Multiple Choice

What problems did the new boundaries cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries?

• The new countries included people who did not have much in common.

• Most of the new countries were formed in the desert.

• They had a low standard of living.

• People in the new countries could no longer practice their religion.

Multiple Choice

What is a synonym for the word "partition"?

• Unite

• Divide

• Respect

• Fight

Multiple Choice

What is an effect of European partitioning of Southwest Asia?

• Conflict between Arabs and Jews in Israel

• Kurds fighting for a homeland

• Conflict between Shia and Sunni Muslims

• All of the above