Middle East History Review

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What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire?

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They were on the losing side of WWI.

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What was the problem with the new boundaries created by Europeans after the Ottoman Empire collapsed?

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the boundaries did not respect cultural, historic or religious beliefs

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A 1917 letter that stated Great Britain would work to create a Jewish State within Palestine

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Balfour Declaration

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Why did many people support Zionism after WWII?

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many people felt sympathy for Holocaust survivors

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How did Arabs feel about the creation of Israel? Options: they supported it because of the horrors of the Holocaust, they thought it was unfair to the Palestinians to punish them for what the Nazis did, they believed splitting up the land was a fair compromise, they were unhappy about it, but tried to work it out anyway

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they thought it was unfair to the Palestinians to punish them for what the Nazis did

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What did supporters of Zionism believe?

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the Jews deserved a homeland in their Promised Land

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Which of the following is NOT a reason for the establishment of the modern state of Israel?
Zionism, anti-semitism, the Holocaust

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Persian Gulf War

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What is an example of anti-semitism during WWII?

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Jews were persecuted and sent to concentration camps

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Why do Shia Muslims believe that Ali should have been the successor to Muhammad, rather than Abu Bakr?

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Ali was Muhammad's cousin, a blood relative, and also the first female to become a Muslim.

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How do Palestinians view Israeli settlements in the West Bank?

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an invasion of their land