Partitioning in the Middle East

Which statement BEST explains what partitioning is?

• taking part in a major war

• forcing beliefs on another country

• dividing a country into different parts

• taking over multiple countries by force

What large empire broke up after WWI?

• Roman Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Persian Empire

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 countries partitioned the middle east?

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What was the result of European partitioning on the middle east? Check all that apply.

• The Ottoman Empire got to keep their land

• Tribes were torn apart

• Different communities were forced to live among one another

• Muslims were placed under Christian rule

True or False: European Partitioning forced ethnic and religious groups to interact with one another.

• True

• False

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

Which countries ended up controlling much of the middle east once it was partitioned?

• The U.S, Great Britain, France, and Italy

• Great Britain and the U.S

• Italy and France

• Great Britain and France

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

• All of the new countries had a low standard of living

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

• Most of the new countries were formed in the desert, so it was hard to find work

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

What does the term partitioning mean?

• To create

• To divide

• To break

• To expose