Partitioning in the Middle East

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Which statement BEST explains what partitioning is?

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dividing a country into different parts

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What large empire broke up after WWI? Options: Roman Empire, Aztec Empire, Ottoman Empire, Persian Empire

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Ottoman Empire

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What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of World War I?

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The Ottomans fought on the losing side of the war.

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True or False: European Partitioning forced ethnic and religious groups to interact with one another.

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True

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Europeans created artificial borders in the Middle East causing conflict between ethnic and religious groups. How were Europeans able to partition the land?

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Europeans won land from the Ottoman Empire after WWI

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Which countries ended up controlling much of the middle east once it was partitioned? Options: The U.S, Great Britain, France, and Italy; Great Britain and the U.S; Italy and France; Great Britain and France

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Great Britain and France

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What problems did the new boundaries in the Middle East cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries?

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The new countries included people who did not have much in common.

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What does the term partitioning mean?

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To divide