Mandates in Middle East

What was the role of the Ottoman Empire in World War I?

• Joined the Central Powers and fought against the Allied Powers

• Remained neutral and did not participate in the war

• Joined the Allied Powers and fought against the Central Powers

• Acted as a mediator between the Central Powers and the Allied Powers

What was the Mandate System established by the League of Nations after WWI?

• A system to administer the territories of the defeated powers after WWI

• A system to provide financial aid to the defeated powers after WWI

• A system to establish new trade agreements with the defeated powers after WWI

• A system to grant independence to the defeated powers after WWI

Who were the two parties involved in the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence?

• British government and Sharif Hussein of Mecca

• Ottoman Empire and Sharif Hussein of Mecca

• British government and King Faisal of Iraq

• French government and Sharif Hussein of Mecca

What did the Balfour Declaration promise?

• Support for the establishment of a national home for the Palestinian people in Israel

• Support for the establishment of a national home for the British people in Palestine

• Support for the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine

• Support for the establishment of a national home for the French people in Palestine

What was the Sykes-Picot Agreement?

• A secret agreement between the United Kingdom and France to define their spheres of influence in the Middle East

• A peace treaty between Russia and Japan

• A military alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary

• A trade agreement between the United States and China

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Sevres?

• To end the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers

• To end the state of war between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied Powers

• To establish the League of Nations

• To divide the Ottoman Empire's territories among the Allied Powers

What was the impact of the San Remo conference on the Middle East?

• It led to the establishment of the Mandate System

• It led to the end of the Ottoman Empire

• It led to the creation of the United Nations

• It led to the start of World War II

What was the significance of the Arab Revolt during World War I?

• It led to the defeat of the Central Powers

• It led to the independence of Arab lands from Ottoman control

• It led to the establishment of the League of Nations

• It led to the start of World War II

What was the impact of the Treaty of Lausanne on the Ottoman Empire?

• It led to the establishment of the Republic of Turkey

• It led to the start of World War II

• It led to the creation of the United Nations

• It led to the end of the Ottoman Empire

What was the outcome of the Hussein-McMahon Correspondence?

• It led to the establishment of the Arab Kingdom of Syria

• It led to the promise of an independent Arab state in exchange for revolting against the Ottoman Empire

• It led to the establishment of the Mandate System

• It led to the start of World War II