Southwest Asia History RETAKE

After WWI, this empire was divided up and received new borders?

• Ottoman Empire

• Roman Empire

• British Empire

• Persian Empire

What officially separated or partitioned Southwest Asia after WWI?

• Balfour Declaration

• Camp David Accords

• Sykes-Picot Agreement

• Treaty of Versailles

What was the main result of the partitioning? Can you say it in ONE word?

• Conflict

• Unity

• Peace

• Prosperity

List the things NOT considered when SWA was divided up and the new borders were drawn.

• Ethnic groups, religious groups, historical boundaries

• Climate zones, natural resources, population density

• Economic systems, government types, trade routes

• Languages spoken, education levels, technological advancement

______________ and _______________ are two religious groups that were forced to live together in Iraq.

• Sunni & Shia

• Hindus & Buddhists

• Christians & Muslims

• Jews & Chrisitans

5. The _______________ were an ethnic group that were split up into several different countries.

• Kurds

• Arabs

• Persians

• Turks

6. ____________ and ____________ have been fighting over land in SWA since 1948.

• Arabs, Jews

• French, Germans

• Indians, Pakistanis

• Turks, Greeks

Define Zionism.

• The movement for the re-establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

• A political ideology advocating for global communism.

• A movement to promote the spread of Buddhism in Europe.

• The campaign for the independence of India from British rule.

9. What was the Balfour Declaration?

• A promise to the Jews

• A promise to the Arabs

• A promise to the Kurds

• A peace agreement

This country was created on May 14, 1948 by the United Nations...

• Syria

• Israel

• Iraq

• Iran