The Mandate Sytem Flashcards
1
Q
After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire during WW1, The Leage of Nations came up with a plan to ___
A
grant independence to areas of the Middle East.
2
Q
They feared countries who’d become independent for the 1st time time ___
A
Would not know how to handle self determination
3
Q
In order to maintain stability in the region, this is what they came up with:
A
-Saudi Arabia-Independent Kingdom
-Turkey-Independent Republic
-British Mandates
4
Q
-British Mandates
A
-Iraq
-Jordan
Palestine
5
Q
-French Mandates
A
-Syria
-Lebanon
6
Q
-Britain promised Arab Groups independence in the war against the Ottomans
A
-Palestine’s
7
Q
-Britain also promised another group an independent homeland
A
Zionists
8
Q
Zionists
A
European Jews who wanted to return to “the land of Isreal”(Palestine)
