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Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire & Creation of Israel

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Zionism?

a)

the belief that all religious groups should have their own homeland

b)

the belief that Jews deserved a homeland in Palestine

c)

the plan to let Arab and Jews share land in Palestine equally

d)

the rule that all SWA countries should have ZION in it.

2.

How did many Arabs living in Palestine feel about the creation of Israel?

a)

They rejected it.

b)

They fully supported it.

c)

They didn't care.

d)

They agreed to working together with Israel.

3.

What was the Balfour Declaration?

a)

It was the creation of the United Nations.

b)

It was a revolution in Russia.

c)

It created the Jewish nation in Palestine.

d)

It ratified the Treaty of Versailles

4.

Is Palestine a Jewish or an Arab (Muslim) nation?

a)

Jewish

b)

Arab (Muslim)

5.

How did WWI impact the Ottoman Empire?

a)

It made them stronger because they got more land

b)

It made them a better empire

c)

It made the empire collapse because they joined the losing side.

d)

It made the empire collapse because African leaders took over the empire

6.

Which two European countries created the mandates to create colonies for Middle Eastern countries after WWI?

a)

The Mali Empire

b)

The United States

c)

France & Great Britain

d)

The Ottoman Empire

7.

Which group looks to the Balfour Declaration, the Torah, and the religious connection to the land of Palestine to prove that the land belongs to them?

a)

Turks

b)

Arabs

c)

Spanish

d)

Jews

8.

What vocabulary word means hatred or prejudice towards Jews?

a)

terrorism

b)

communism

c)

anti-semitism

d)

zionism

9.

Which Empire ruled over SWA from the 1300s to the end of WWI?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

British Empire

c)

The Roman Empire

d)

Greece

10.

What religion did the majority of the Ottoman Empire practice?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism (Jews)

c)

Christian

11.

What happened as a result of the Sykes-Picot agreement?

a)

conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims

b)

Arab-Israeli conflict

c)

Kurdish people did not get a homeland

d)

all of the above

12.

True or false: The Sykes-Picot agreement created unity among the Shia and Sunni Muslims in Iraq.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

What year did Israel become an official state?

a)

1919

b)

1923

c)

1948

d)

2000

14.

Why did the United Nations feel it was right to create a Jewish state in Palestine?

a)

They felt it was right because of the religious connection to the land in Palestine.

b)

They felt it was right because of Jewish suffering during the Holocaust.

c)

They felt it was right because Jews had been in Palestine first.

15.

Where was the Ottoman Empire located?

a)

in Turkey, parts of southeastern Europe, northern Africa, and SWA

b)

from Egypt to South Africa

c)

from parts of southeastern Europe to China.

d)

across North America.

16.

_________ created problems the have persisted in the Middle East today.

a)

Fertile land

b)

Partitioning

c)

Agricultural practices

17.

What group was never granted their own independence and is still fighting for their own country today?

a)

Christians

b)

Kurds

c)

Turks

d)

Persians