Middle East Post WWI

What happened to the Ottoman Empire at the end of the Great War?

• Expanded Empire

• Joined Germany

• Joined the Allies

• Empire Dissolved

What was the term used to describe the pieces of the Ottoman Empire as they were broken apart after WWI?

• Colonies

• Islands

• Empires

• Mandates

Kemal Ataturk was the leader of which Arab nation after WWI?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Turkey

• Saudi Arabia

Which country was formerly known as Persia prior to the 1920's?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Lebanon

• Syria

The country of Iran had an abundance of this resource which caused the Soviet Union, United States, and Great Britain to become involved Iranian affairs.

• Gold

• Silver

• "Black Gold"

• Oil

Which Middle Eastern countries were French Mandates?

• Iraq

• Palestine

• Syria

• Lebanon

How many total mandates were formed out of the former Ottoman Empire?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Which mandates were given to the British in the post-WWI era?

• Palestine

• Syria

• Iraq

• Transjordan

What term refers to a nationalist movement to return the Jewish people to their homeland called?

• The Return

• Zionism

• Jewish Diaspora

• The Hajj

Which mandate had the smoothest transition back into independence?

• Iraq

• Transjordan

• Palestine

• Syria