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middle east
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Social Studies
7th Grade
10/21/2015

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Term
Why was the Ottoman Empire defeated in World War I?
Definition

Answer:They sided with the central powers and lost.

Hint:The powers

3 Answers:

a)They sided with the central powers and lost

b)They sided with the axis powers and lost

c)The Ottaman Empire wasn't defeated in WW1

Term
After WWI, what country received Syria and Lebanon?
Definition

Answer:France

Hint: A country near Spain

3 Answers:

a)France

b)Great Britain

c)Ireland

 

Term
After WWI, what country received Palestine, Jordan and Iraq?
Definition

Answer:Great Britain

Hint: Also known as England

3 Answers:

a)France

b)Great Britain

c)Ireland

Term
Who did not receive a single united homeland after WWI?
Definition

Answer:The Jews and Palestinians

Hint:In Israel

3 Answers:

a)Jews

b)Palestinians

c)All of the above

Term
When did the United Nations and United States form the independent state of Israel?
Definition

Answer:May 14, 1948

Hint: May

3 Answers:

a)May 23, 1987

b)May 14, 1948

c)May 13, 1948

 

Term
Why was the state of Israel created?
Definition

Answer:To give the Jews a homeland because people felt sorry after Holocaust

Hint:Holocaust

3 Answers:

a)Jews

b)Palestinians

c)Everyone

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