SW ASIA Partitioning and Conflicts

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

• Other European nations were upset they did not acquire more territory.

• The French disagreed with the British on which land to mandate.

• Countries were allowed to maintain wealth of natural resources.

• Europeans ignored historical and religious/ethnic borders.

Sunni & Shia conflict in Iraq and Syria

Kurdish nationalism

Israeli Jew & Palestinian Arab Conflict

Which THEME unites the items above?

• US Involvement in the Middle East

• Land & Religion conflicts in the Middle East

• Conflicts prior to WWI

• Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust

Why did the international community feel sympathetic for a Jewish homeland?

• WWI

• The Holocaust

• Balfour Declaration

• Jewish Diaspora

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

• They were denied true independence as promised.

• They desired stronger mandates tying them to European rule.

• They worried about their safety from terrorist militia.

• They were granted self-rule and autonomous governing.

___________: Arab ; Israeli: Jew

• Palestinian

• Shia

• Iraqi

• Kurd

Sunni and Shia Muslims are fighting for power in which countries below? (more than 1 correct answer)

• Iraq

• Syria

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

What led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?

• The Shia believed only Arabs could be Muslims
• Arguments began over what should be included in the Five Pillars
• Disagreements over who should lead the Muslims after the death of Muhammad
• The Shia wanted to change the direction of prayer to Jerusalem rather than Mecca

How did the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after WWI affect the people living in the Middle East region?

• Several small Arab countries joined together to push for the creation of the state of Israel
• Many new countries were created that represented a single ethnic group
• European politicians didn't take into account religious and ethnic groups when drawing new boundaries which lead to conflict in the Middle East
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were divided among Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Palestine

What event led to the end of the Ottoman Empire?

• World War I
• World War II
• Cold War
• Religious disputes

If a person is an Anti-Semitic, they are prejudiced against what group?

• Arabs
• Jews
• Kurds
• Muslims