History of SW Asia Review Part I

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 concluding WWI

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

• Immigrants moved to Palestine after WWII

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 did the international community feel sympathetic for a Jewish homeland?

• WWI

• The Holocaust

• Balfour Declaration

• Jewish Diaspora

___________: Arab ; Israeli: Jew

• Palestinian

• Shia

• Iraqi

• Kurd

What large empire broke up after WWI?

• Roman Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Persian Empire

What is a synonym for the word "partition"?

• Unite

• Divide

• Respect

• Fight

Where are the majority of Jewish people located in Southwest Asia today?

• Israel
• the West Bank
• the Gaza Strip
• Saudi Arabia

What was the conflict over the land of Palestine after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?

• The Turks felt they should own the land
• The Muslim Palestinians viewed the land as their "Promised Land" but the Jewish inhabitants already lived on the land
• The Jewish immigrants viewed the land as their "Promised Land" but the Muslim Palestinians already lived on the land
• The Ottoman Empire already promised the land to the Persians

People who believe that the Jewish people deserve a homeland in Israel for religious reasons are called ________.

• Semites
• Zionists
• Arabs
• Jewish

What is the Jewish religious connection to Israel?

• Jews believe it is their promised land as part of the Covenant with between Abraham and God.
• Jews believe the New Testament of the Bible grants them the land.
• Jews believe that the Messiah granted them the land as part of a covenant.