Understanding the Sykes-Picot Agreement and Its Impact

What is one of the main reasons ISIS opposes the Sykes-Picot Agreement?

• It promoted women's rights.

• It was a secret agreement that symbolized European interference.

• It divided the Middle East into independent states.

• It established a caliphate.

Which two countries were primarily responsible for the Sykes-Picot Agreement?

• Germany and Austria

• Japan and America

• Britain and France

• Russia and Italy

What was the main goal of the Sykes-Picot Agreement?

• To promote self-determination in the Middle East

• To create a unified Middle Eastern state

• To divide the Ottoman Empire's territories among European powers

• To establish a Jewish homeland

What major global event led to the need to reconsider the Sykes-Picot Agreement?

• The Russian Revolution

• The fall of the Ottoman Empire

• The end of World War I

• The rise of the League of Nations

What was the purpose of the mandates established at the San Remo Conference?

• To create permanent colonies

• To establish a new caliphate

• To temporarily govern territories until they could self-govern

• To divide territories among local leaders

Which countries were given mandates over the Middle East after the San Remo Conference?

• Russia and Italy

• Japan and America

• Germany and Austria

• Britain and France

What was a significant outcome of the San Remo Conference regarding Palestine?

• It became a French colony

• It was promised as a national home for the Jewish people

• It was divided into multiple independent states

• It was given to the Ottoman Empire

Why does ISIS prefer to focus on the Sykes-Picot Agreement rather than the San Remo Conference?

• San Remo did not affect the Middle East

• Sykes-Picot was more recent

• San Remo was not recognized internationally

• Sykes-Picot represents secretive European interference

What does ISIS ultimately want instead of independent states?

• A unified caliphate governed by Islamic law

• A federation of independent states

• A return to Ottoman rule

• A European-style democracy

What was the historical significance of the San Remo Conference?

• It ended World War I

• It was the first international peace conference

• It created the legal basis for several Middle Eastern countries

• It established the League of Nations