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?

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