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SWA History Events A-D

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who ruled the Ottoman Empire beginning in the late 13th Century?
a)
Caliph
b)
Sultan
c)
King
d)
Millet
2.
The majority of people in the Ottoman Empire was Muslim, but was also very diverse.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What system allowed different religious groups to ability to govern themselves?
a)
Direct Rule
b)
Caliph Rule
c)
Millet System
d)
Mandates
4.
What caused the Ottoman Empire to go into a period of decline in the 1600's?
a)
The Empire ran our of money.
b)
Multiple losses on the battlefield.
c)
The millet system collapsed.
d)
European countries became stronger. 
5.
What is the name of the revolutionary group that overthrew the Sultan in 1908?
a)
The Young Ottomans
b)
The Young Turks
c)
The Rebels
d)
The Young Caliphs
6.
What brought about the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?
a)
Civil War
b)
WWII
c)
WWI
d)
European Invasion
7.
Who signed the Sykes-Picot Agreement in secret?
a)
The Ottoman Empire and Germany
b)
Turkey and Italy
c)
Britain and the Ottoman Empire
d)
Britain and France
8.
After WWI, the Ottoman Empire was divided up into_____________.
a)
Mandates
b)
States
c)
Countries
d)
Millets
9.
European control of the former Ottoman territories continued the practice of the Millet System.
a)
True
b)
Flase
10.
Some Arabs felt cheated by Britain and France because they had helped fight against the Ottoman Empire and were not rewarded. 
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What is nationalism?
a)
Strong feelings of pride in your country.
b)
Strong feelings of pride in your ethnic group.
c)
Strong feelings of pride in your religious group.
d)
Strong feelings of pride in your language.
12.
What did Sati-al-Husri believe united all Arab people together?
a)
Islam
b)
Arabic
c)
Culture
d)
All of the above
13.
Who was removed from power in 1924 that caused many Arab leaders to believe that their way of life was being corrupted?
a)
King
b)
Sultan
c)
Caliph
d)
Ayatollah 
14.
No Arabs wanted to work with the European rulers. 
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The end goal for Arab nationalism was_____________.
a)
Return the Caliph to power.
b)
Return the Sultan to power.
c)
The ability to rule themselves.
d)
United the Middle East into one country.
16.
Who drove the Jews out of Palestine?
a)
Greeks
b)
Romans
c)
Ottomans
d)
Palestinians
17.
What is Zionism?
a)
Belief that Arabs should control Palestine.
b)
Feelings of pride in the Jewish religion.
c)
Establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
d)
The belief that all religions should share Palestine.
18.
What was the name of the document that showed British support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine?
a)
The Balfour Declaration
b)
The Sykes-Picot Agreement
c)
Camp David Accords
d)
Treaty of Versailles 
19.
Palestinian Arabs were very supportive of the Balfour Declaration.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
When Britain gave up on bringing the Jews and Palestinians together peacefully, who got control of the region?
a)
France
b)
United States
c)
United Nations
d)
Israel