European Partitioning in the Middle East

Who did Great Britain convince to join them in WWI?

• Jews by offering to let them move back to their homeland

• Arabs by telling them they could have the whole peninsula if they won the war

• Turkey so they would be close to Europe

• Italy because they were best friends

Why do you think Great Britain and France wanted to divide up the Middle East for themselves?

• They wanted all the natural resources for their own country

• They liked making secret pacts with one another

• They wanted to live in the Middle East because they preferred the climate

• They wanted warm, coastal countries for tourism

What was the San Remo Agreement?

• It was a treaty announced in 1920 that defined the new boundaries of smaller countries created from the Ottoman Empire.

• It was a secret meeting that allowed France and Great Britain to team up and take over land after the Ottoman Empire fell.

• It was an agreement to bring Tex Mex food to the Arabs.

• It was an agreement that allowed the United States to encourage nationalism so that the new countries could rule themselves.

The French and British did not care about ____________________

• ethnic and religious groups when drawing boundaries for new countries in Southwest Asia.

• Arabs helping them during WWI.

• the types of food served in Southwest Asia because they brought their own fish and chips.

• the United States.

What was the purpose of the San Remo Agreement?

• It allowed the newly formed countries to ask for guidance and assistance from the French and British.

• It allowed the newly formed countries to rearrange their borders to match with certain ethnic groups and religions.

• It allowed newly formed countries to choose their own Kings.

• It allowed newly formed countries to kick out France and Great Britain.

Why is there so much conflict within the smaller countries that were created after the fall of the Ottoman Empire?

• Ethnic groups and religions were not taken into account when the new borders were drawn.

• France and Great Britain forces their rulers on everyone.

• France and Great Britain let all the new countries pick their own kings.

• There is no conflict in Southwest Asia.

After the Ottoman Empire fell, the UK took control of

• Iraq

• Palestine

• Transjordan

• Syria

After the Ottoman Empire fell, France took over

• Lebanon

• Syria

• Great Britain

• Turkey

The Ottoman Empire fell when the Allied Powers won the war. Who were the Allied Powers?

• United Kingdom

• France

• Russia

• U. S.