Checkpoint 7.4 Nationalism in Southwest Asia

Who was Mustafa Kemal?

• A British officer who tried to take control of Persia

• A ruler of Saudi Arabia who held on to Arab and Islamic traditions

• A Persian army officer who seized power in 1921

• A leader of Turkish Nationalists who overthrew the last Ottoman sultan

What was the Ottoman Empire's role during World War I?

• It remained neutral throughout the war

• It joined the Central Powers alongside Germany

• It was dissolved before the war began

• It joined the Allied Powers against Germany

Which country was formed by uniting different groups into one kingdom?

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

• Iran

• Iraq

What major economic change occurred in Southwest Asia starting in the 1920s?

• Establishment of a new republic in Turkey

• Introduction of democratic reforms

• Unification of Arab tribes under one kingdom

• Discovery of large oil reserves

How did Persia gain its independence after World War I?

• Reza Shah Pahlavi seized power and later renamed the country Iran

• Mustafa Kemal led a nationalist movement

• The British granted independence after a peaceful negotiation

• It was unified under a single kingdom like Saudi Arabia