49a - European partitioning of SW Asia Remediation

Europeans persecuted Jews through the Holocaust

Europeans won land from the Ottoman Empire after WWI

Jews were forced to leave by the Romans in the Diaspora

Immigrants moved to Palestine after WWII

France

United States

Germany

Great Britain

Other European nations were upset they did not acquire more territory.

The French disagreed with the British on which land to mandate.

Countries were allowed to maintain wealth of natural resources.

Europeans ignored historical and religious/ethnic borders.

They were denied true independence as promised.

They desired stronger mandates tying them to European rule.

They worried about their safety from terrorist militia.

They were granted self-rule and autonomous governing.

aid

water

conflict

agreement

Many Europeans immigrated to Southwest Asia.

Countries in Southwest Asia modeled their governments on European governments.

Political borders were decided by European powers without consideration of the political and historic connections in the region.

European powers presence in Southwest Asia established a long period of peace and improved relations with non-Muslim western nations.

regional peace

regional wealth

regional conflict

regional pollution

The Ottomans fought on the losing side of the war.

The Empire spent too much money on buildings and new roads and went bankrupt.

The people in the Empire were starving because a long drought had ruined agriculture.

The Ottoman government was overthrown by a revolt of factory workers who went unemployed when the war ended.

Multiple ethnic and religious groups within in country boundaries

Political instability in countries where ethnic and religious groups compete for power

Trade agreements resulting in Middle Eastern nations supplying raw materials and European powers exporting final products

Peace and cooperation between members of religious and ethnic groups with in national borders