Title: What were the dates of World War I
1What were the dates of World War I?
21914-1918
3During World War I, which side did the Ottoman
Empire fight on?
4The Central Powers
5What three countries belonged to the Central
Powers alliance?
6Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
7What horrid act did the Ottoman Empire commit
during World War I?
8Genocide against Armenian Christians in the
Ottoman Empire
9How did the end of World War I and the Treaty of
Versailles affect the Ottoman Empire?
10The Ottoman Empire was destroyed -- became Turkey
11Turkey is located on Asia Minor. What happened to
the rest of the Ottoman Empire?
12It was split up into mandates
13What is a mandate?
14A colony granted by the League of Nations to
another power to administer.
15When were mandates given by the League of
Nations?
16After World War I
17What two middle east mandates did Great Britain
receive after World War I?
18Palestine and Jordan
Palestine
Jordan
19What two middle east mandates did France receive
after World War I?
20Syria and Lebanon
Lebanon
Syria
21Why were having mandates in the middle east
important to France and Great Britain?
22The middle east was an important place for OIL
Oil reserves
23When were these mandates finally given their
independence?
24After World War II
25After World War II, Palestine was made into
which independent country?
26Israel (1948)
Only Jewish country in the world