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WC Ch 16 Nationalism Around the World 1919-1939

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A major dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side
a)
wants to control oil resources in the area
b)
has historical ties to the same land
c)
believes in different interpretations of the same religion
d)
has close military alliances with neighboring countries
2.

In November 1917, the ________ stated Britain's intention to make Palestine the national home of the Jews.

a)

McPherson papers

b)

Churchill report

c)

Lawrence doctrine

d)

Balfour declaration

3.

After successfully establishing the Republic of Turkey, Kemal Atatürk

a)

immediately declared war on Arabia

b)

established a totalitarian state patterned after Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.

c)

introduced many reforms, most of which were kept even after his death.

d)

proceeded to commit the genocide of the Syrian people.

4.

________ established the modern state of Iran in 1935.

a)

Lord Balfour

b)

Kemal Atatürk

c)

Reza Shah Pahlavi

d)

Ibn Saud

5.

The Arab leader, ______ established the kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932.

a)

Mohandas Ghandi

b)

Sun Yat-sen

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Ibn Saud

6.

The traditional home of the Jews in antiquity was

a)

Pakistan

b)

Persia

c)

Egypt

d)

Palestine

7.

The British sought to undermine Ottoman rule in the _______ Peninsula by supporting Arab nationalist activties.

a)

Korean

b)

Siberian

c)

Malaysian

d)

Arabian

8.

In 1921, the Persian army mutinied and seized control of the capital city, ___________.

a)

Mecca

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Tehran

d)

Constantinople

9.

rebellious people in the Ottoman Empire who forced the Sultan to reform

a)

The young Turks

b)

Genocide

c)

Pashas

d)

Nationalist

10.

The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

a)

Genocide

b)

Sultans

c)

Bureaucracy

11.

The new kingdom of Saudi Arabia earned great wealth after 1938 as a result of

a)

the tourism industry.

b)

the Saud’s family wealth.

c)

the oil industry.

d)

Ottoman taxes.

12.

The British encouraged Arab nations to revolt against the Ottoman Empire because the

a)

British wanted to take over the lands of the Ottoman Empire.

b)

League of Nations thought Arab nations should be independent.

c)

Ottoman Empire had allied itself with Germany in World War I.

d)

Ottoman Empire was becoming too powerful.

13.

In Turkey, Atatürk created a state in which

a)

everyone got a free education.

b)

the Turkish language was no longer allowed.

c)

Islamic leaders ran the government.

d)

religion and state were separate

14.

Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran helped create a modern state by

a)

improving the army and the economy.

b)

discovering oil.

c)

prohibiting Islam in the country

d)

giving everyone a free education

15.

The Balfour Declaration expressed support for

a)

a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

b)

a Christian homeland in Jerusalem.

c)

an end to the Ottoman Empire.

d)

Arab nationalism.

16.

deliberate mass murder of a group

a)

secular

b)

shah

c)

genocide

d)

Ibn Sa’ūd

17.

“father Turk,” President Kemal

a)

shah

b)

genocide

c)

Ibn Sa’ūd

d)

Atatürk

18.

state that rejects religious influences

a)

secular

b)

shah

c)

genocide

d)

Ibn Sa’ūd

19.

king of Iran

a)

shah

b)

genocide

c)

Ibn Sa’ūd

d)

Atatürk

20.

Arab nationalist leader

a)

shah

b)

genocide

c)

Ibn Sa’ūd

d)

Atatürk