WorksheetsEuropean Partitioning in the Middle East
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who did Great Britain convince to join them in WWI?
Jews by offering to let them move back to their homeland
Arabs by telling them they could have the whole peninsula if they won the war
Turkey so they would be close to Europe
Italy because they were best friends
Why do you think Great Britain and France wanted to divide up the Middle East for themselves?
They wanted all the natural resources for their own country
They liked making secret pacts with one another
They wanted to live in the Middle East because they preferred the climate
They wanted warm, coastal countries for tourism
What was the San Remo Agreement?
It was a treaty announced in 1920 that defined the new boundaries of smaller countries created from the Ottoman Empire.
It was a secret meeting that allowed France and Great Britain to team up and take over land after the Ottoman Empire fell.
It was an agreement to bring Tex Mex food to the Arabs.
It was an agreement that allowed the United States to encourage nationalism so that the new countries could rule themselves.
The French and British did not care about ____________________
ethnic and religious groups when drawing boundaries for new countries in Southwest Asia.
Arabs helping them during WWI.
the types of food served in Southwest Asia because they brought their own fish and chips.
the United States.
What was the purpose of the San Remo Agreement?
It allowed the newly formed countries to ask for guidance and assistance from the French and British.
It allowed the newly formed countries to rearrange their borders to match with certain ethnic groups and religions.
It allowed newly formed countries to choose their own Kings.
It allowed newly formed countries to kick out France and Great Britain.
Why is there so much conflict within the smaller countries that were created after the fall of the Ottoman Empire?
Ethnic groups and religions were not taken into account when the new borders were drawn.
France and Great Britain forces their rulers on everyone.
France and Great Britain let all the new countries pick their own kings.
There is no conflict in Southwest Asia.
After the Ottoman Empire fell, the UK took control of
Iraq
Palestine
Transjordan
Syria
After the Ottoman Empire fell, France took over
Lebanon
Syria
Great Britain
Turkey
The Ottoman Empire fell when the Allied Powers won the war. Who were the Allied Powers?
United Kingdom
France
Russia
U. S.
