Middle Eastern Conflicts

What large territory was partitioned because it was on the losing side in World War I?

• Ottoman Empire

• Great Britain

• France

• United States

Which two European countries were tasked with drawing new borders for the Middle Eastern countries?

• France and Great Britain

• Turkey and Italy

• Germany and Turkey

• Russia and United States

Which Arab countries were consulted in partitioning the Ottoman territory?

• Saudi Arabia and Jordan

• none

• Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

• Palestine and Kuwait

France and Great Britain weren't interested in guiding the newly independent countries. What were they interested in?

• Their own agenda: oil of the Middle East

• Ethnic groups

• Religious groups

• Arab people

What has happened to Kurds as a result of the unfair partitioning of their homeland?

• Suffering and unfair treatment

• Excitement that they did not have to live close to each other

• Creation of their own country

What lies at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East?

• Disagreement over land and religion

• Disagreement over who should be the next King

How do Palestinians feel about the creation of Israel?

• Excited

• Angry

• Uncertain

How might things be different in Iraq if the Sunni and Shia Muslims were each given their own country?

• Less fighting

• More fighting

• Disagreement

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?

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

• 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

What region in the world are we currently studying?

• Southwest Asia / the Middle East

• Southeast Asia

• the Amazon

• Russia