History of Southwest Asia Part 1

What event led to the end of the Ottoman Empire?

• World War I
• World War II
• Cold War
• Religious disputes

What large empire broke up after World War I?

• Roman Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Persian Empire

Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after the breakup of this empire?

• Middle Eastern governments

• The United States’ government

• Former empire leaders

• Britain and France

Following World War 1, how did Britain and France divide the territory of the former Ottoman Empire?

• by setting boundaries based on historical divisions

• by creating boundaries that ignored ethnic backgrounds

• by creating boundaries based on religious divisions

• by creating boundaries based on population divisions

What group living in eastern Turkey, Northern Iraq, northern Syria, and western Iran has fought to gain control of their own country?

• Turks

• Kurds

• Caliphs

• Teachers

By 1924, the Ottoman Empire no longer existed, and the region was divided among several European countries. What was the effect of the downfall of the Ottoman Empire?

• A lack of Oil

• Economic Prosperity

• A lack of water

• regional conflict

The modern nation of Israel was established in 1948 as a homeland for Jewish people. Why was this country established?

• To settle lands in Palestine that had been abandoned

• To provide a home for Jews who had survived the Holocaust

• To provide labor for the oil fields of Palestine

• To establish a border between the Nile and Jordan Rivers

What was one major problem European countries created with the drawing of artificial borders after WWI?

• It made people sad to leave their homeland

• The blending of ethnic and religious groups created conflict in parts of the region and between the groups

• The country became stronger

• The country began to start new languages

How did European involvement in Southwest Asia impact the region after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?

• It created artificial boundaries that led to conflict

• It created independent nations for all ethnic groups of the Ottoman Empire

• It brought about peace between the Jews and Palestinian Arabs

• It created separate nations for all religions of the area

When the majority of Jews were forced from Palestine and scattered throughout Southwest Asia and Europe, this was known as

• Anti-Semitism

• San Remo Agreement

• Refugee

• Diaspora