Quiz 11.1 - Nationalism in the Middle East

What significant event did the Young Turks initiate in 1908?

• The Armenian Genocide

• The restoration of the constitution and deposition of the sultan

• The creation of a Jewish state

• The abolition of the caliphate

Which empire lost Arabia and Palestine due to British intervention during World War I?

• Ottoman Empire

• Persian Empire

• Roman Empire

• Byzantine Empire

Who was known as a Turkish war hero and helped establish the Turkish Republic in 1923?

• Reza Khan

• Ibn Sa’ūd

• Mustafa Kemal

• T. E. Lawrence

What was the Armenian Genocide primarily aimed at?

• Establishing a new constitution

• Ridding the Ottoman Empire of Christian Armenians and other minorities

• Supporting the creation of a Jewish state

• Modernizing the Turkish government

Who encouraged nationalist Arabs to revolt against Ottoman rule?

• Mustafa Kemal

• Reza Khan

• T. E. Lawrence

• Ibn Sa’ūd

What did the Balfour Declaration support?

• The abolition of the caliphate

• The creation of a Jewish state

• The modernization of Turkey

• The establishment of the Turkish Republic

Who led a military mutiny in 1921 and established himself as shah of Iran?

• Mustafa Kemal

• Reza Khan

• Ibn Sa’ūd

• T. E. Lawrence

What did Mustafa Kemal abolish to modernize Turkey?

• The constitution

• The caliphate

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Persian monarchy

Who united Arabs in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula and created Saudi Arabia?

• Mustafa Kemal

• Reza Khan

• Ibn Sa’ūd

• T. E. Lawrence

In what year did the Ottoman Empire adopt a new constitution?

• 1908

• 1923

• 1876

• 1914