History of the Middle East Review H2a-c

Why did the League of Nations feel that the Middle East region needed to be stabilized after WWI was over?

• After the war, the Ottoman Empire fell, and many areas were left with no formal government.

• They wanted the Jews to control the whole region of the Middle East instead of Arabs.

• They did not like the way the Arabs ruled the Arabian Peninsula.

• They were concerned with the lack of formal education they had.

What was the Mandate System?

• A system of mandating the payment of taxes.

• An assigned territory under control of another country; ordered by the League of Nations

• A system of mandating religious and ethnic zones

• A system of mandatory military duty as authorized by the United Nations

Which 2 countries took over the former Ottoman territories in the Middle East after WWI?

• Russia

• Great Britain

• Germany

• France

Which statement is true about new borders being were created in the Middle East, after the break- up of the Ottoman Empire?

• the new borders were created by Arabs and the other groups did not agree with them

• the new borders forced different ethnic groups to occupy the same land which caused ethnic conflicts

• the new borders did not cause any conflicts at all in the region; they only had conflict with Armenians

• the new borders were created by the Ottomans and the other groups did not agree with them

Which of the following statements is true regarding most Arabs and most Jews?

• both groups are mostly Muslim

• both groups made deals with the British after WWII

• both groups believe that God made a promise to Abraham about land for his descendants

• both groups started and supported the Zionist movement in Europe

Did Zionism begin in the Middle East after the diaspora in 70 AD/CE.

• Yes, it started in the Middle East.

• No, it started in Europe because of discrimination against Jews.

• Zionism has nothing to do with the Middle East.

• Zionism did not start until Israel was established in 1948.

Which 2 statements explain why both the Jews and Arabs felt betrayed by European countries after WWI.

• The Balfour Declaration promised the Arabs a homeland in Palestine.

• The Balfour Declaration promised the Jews a homeland in Palestine.

• The Arabs helped defeat the Ottoman Turks because they believed they would be given independence.

a feeling of hatred toward Jewish people

• Zionism

• Antisemitism

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

Which of the following statements best explains why someone would become a Zionist (someone involved in or supportive of Zionism)?

• they believe that Jews had a God given right to the land that is now Israel.

• they believe that Arab Muslims had a God given right to the land that is now Israel.

• they believe that Ottomans are the rightful owners of the land that is now Israel.

• they believe that Hitler did the right thing when he ordered the events of the Holocaust.

The Holocaust was probably the best example of anti-Semitism. What is another example?

• Sykes-Picot Agreement

• The Dreyfus Case

• Balfour Declaration

• Armenian Genocide