Geography 11 Flashcards
A territory administered by an Allied power after World War I
Mandate
Discrimination against Jews
Anti-Semitism
A movement to create a Jewish state in Jews’ historic homeland in Palestine
Zionism
Country that is independent
Nation-state
Nonreligious
Secular
Who was the first president of the Turkish republic?
His name was Mustafa Kemal.
When did the Ottomans lose control of Europe and Africa?
In 1918 at the end of
World War I.
France declared mandates after World War 1, what are those mandates now called?
Siria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Iraq.
What became the main focus of Yemen’s economy in the beginning in the early 1900s.
Oil became the main focus of Yemen’s economy.
How did Golda Meir have an impact on the creation of Israel?
She was one of the people who signed Israel’s Declaration of Independence and became a strong spokesperson for Zionism.
What was the peace agreement in 1979 with the United States, Egypt and Israel?
Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt in exchange for formal recognition and peace.
In 2003, U.S. president George W. Bush claimed that Iraq was a threat to the World for what reason?
Iraq was a threat to the world because they had weapons of mass destruction, these weapons were dangerous and could kill a large number of people at once.
What religious group gained the most power when Lebanon gained independence in 1940?
Christians gained the most power as the largest religious group.
