World War I and the Ottoman Empire Flashcard

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Why did the Ottoman Empire join World War I?

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To form an alliance with for protection and support.

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The Treaty of _____________ officially ended World War I and reshaped the borders of Southwest Asia.

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Versailles

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The Sykes-Picot Agreement was signed by the _____________ and _____________ governments to partition the Ottoman Empire's territories.

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French and British

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The __________________ was a secret agreement to divide Ottoman lands, which led to artificial borders in Southwest Asia.

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Sykes-Picot Agreement

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Define colonialism.

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The acquiring political control one country by another.

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The Balfour Declaration promised the establishment of a _____________ homeland in Palestine.

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Jewish

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The country of Israel was established in ______________.

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1948

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The term "Nakba," meaning ______________ in Arabic, refers to the mass displacement of Palestinians between 1947 and 1949.

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Catastrophe

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The ______________ War in 1967 resulted in Israel's military occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.

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Six-Day

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__________________ was the plan by the United Nations (UN) to divide Palestine into Jewish and Palestinian states.

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Resolution 181