49a: Explain how European partitioning led to regional conflict

Europeans created artificial borders in the Middle East causing conflict between ethnic and religious groups. How were Europeans able to partition the land?

• Europeans persecuted Jews through the Holocaust

• Europeans won land from the Ottoman Empire after WWI

• Jews were forced to leave by the Romans in the Diaspora

• Immigrants moved to Palestine after WWII

Who governed the mandate (control) of Palestine following the Ottoman Empire's collapse after World War I?

• France

• United States

• Germany

• Great Britain

Why did the European Partitioning under the Sykes-Picot agreement cause conflict?

• Other European nations were upset they did not acquire more territory.

• The French disagreed with the British on which land to mandate.

• Countries were allowed to maintain wealth of natural resources.

• Europeans ignored historical and religious/ethnic borders.

Why were Arab leaders upset by the Skyes-Picot agreement?

• They were denied true independence as promised.

• They desired stronger mandates tying them to European rule.

• They worried about their safety from terrorist militia.

• They were granted self-rule and autonomous governing.

Which answer most accurately completes the following sentence: “In Southwest Asia (Middle East), land and religion are major sources of ________.”

• aid

• water

• conflict

• agreement

How did European involvement in Southwest Asia impact the region after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?

• Many Europeans immigrated to Southwest Asia.

• Countries in Southwest Asia modeled their governments on European governments.

• Political borders were decided by European powers without considering the political and religious connections in the region.

• European powers presence in Southwest Asia established a long period of peace and improved relations with non-Muslim western nations.

After the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, European powers partitioned Southwest Asia (Middle East). What has been a result of the artificial boundaries they created?

• regional peace

• regional wealth

• regional conflict

• regional pollution

What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of World War I?

• The Ottomans fought on the losing side of the war.

• The Empire spent too much money on buildings and new roads and went bankrupt.

• The people in the Empire were starving because a long drought had ruined agriculture.

• The Ottoman government was overthrown by a revolt of factory workers who went unemployed when the war ended.

Which of these describe the legacy of European control of the Middle East? (Choose all that are correct.)

• Multiple ethnic and religious groups within in country boundaries

• Political instability in countries where ethnic and religious groups compete for power

• Trade agreements resulting in Middle Eastern nations supplying raw materials and European powers exporting final products

• Peace and cooperation between members of religious and ethnic groups with in national borders