Quiz on the Ottoman Empire and Related Topics

Who got most of the land after the end of the Ottoman Empire?

• United States & Italy

• Hungary & Germany

• Great Britain & France

What was one lasting result of the division (partitioning) of the former Ottoman Empire after WWI? (The old white guys drawing boundary the lines)

• Spread of Islam

• United States gained control of the region which they maintain to the present day

• Borders divide or combine ethnic and religious groups, leading to conflict within countries.

Which of the following BEST demonstrates the act of hatred towards the Jewish community.

• Zionism

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Anti-Semitism

The international Jewish movement promoting the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Israel is known as

• Nationalism

• Realism

• Zionism

What world organization was responsible for the creation of the State of Israel?

• The United Nations

• The League of Nations

• The European Union

• OPEC

Which of the following statements explains why so many countries in the UN felt it was right to create the State of Israel in 1948?

• There was no one else living in Palestine

• Many felt the Jews deserved help due to their suffering in the Holocaust.

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

• Turks

• Arabs

• Kurds

A disagreement over who should be the leader of Islam when Muhammad died cause __________

• The Sunni Shia split

• The Crusades

• The Ottoman Empire's rise

• The spread of Buddhism

Both Jews and Arab Muslims have a strong religious connection to the land in Palestine (Israel)

• True

• False

Sunni and Shia are two types of __________

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Hinduism