49a,b,c History of SW Asia Review Check (RAM)

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

• Europeans persecuted Jews through the Holocaust

• Europeans won land from the Ottoman Empire after WWI

• Jews were forced to leave by the Romans in the Diaspora

• Immigrants moved to Palestine after WWII

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

• France

• United States

• Germany

• Great Britain

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.

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.

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

• aid

• water

• conflict

• agreement

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

• Many Europeans immigrated to Southwest Asia.

• Countries in Southwest Asia modeled their governments on European governments.

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

• European powers presence in Southwest Asia established a long period of peace and improved relations with non-Muslim western nations.

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?

• regional peace

• regional wealth

• regional conflict

• regional pollution

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

• The Ottomans fought on the losing side of the war.

• 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 went unemployed when the war ended.

Which of these describe the legacy of European control of the Middle East? (Choose all that are correct.)

• Multiple ethnic and religious groups within in country boundaries

• Political instability in countries where ethnic and religious groups compete for power

• Trade agreements resulting in Middle Eastern nations supplying raw materials and European powers exporting final products

• Peace and cooperation between members of religious and ethnic groups with in national borders

What is the name of the movement for a Jewish home land or state (Jewish nationalism)?

• anti-Semitism

• Zionism

• Holocaust

• Palestinianization