1. Top of page 35 – White Margin
SS7H2a
Explain how the European partitioning in the Middle East after the Ottoman Empire led to regional conflict

2. What makes someone powerful and influential?
Top of Page 35
Write the question and your answer.
What makes someone powerful and influential?

3. Vocabulary
Partitioning – to divide or split

4. The Ottoman Empire

5. Ottoman Empire Origins (1300) A small military state in Turkey
Islamic Empire
Master of east – west trade

6. Map of The Ottoman Empire

7. Wealth Wealthy because they controlled trade routes.
Covered three continents
European colonialism moved trade routes and that took money away from the Ottomans
Ottomans didn’t industrialize like the Europeans. They didn’t
modernize.

8. European Interest
The Ottomans controlled the trade routes, so it was of great interest to the Europeans
England, France, and Russia
The Europeans started many wars and skirmishes with the Ottomans
The Ottoman Empire lost territory in each of these

9. World War I ( )
Central Powers: The Ottoman Empire, Germany, and Austria-Hungary
The Allies: Russia, Great Britain, Italy, France, and USA
The End of WWI: The Ottoman Empire lost most of its territory except for what is today is Turkey
Great Britain and France took over most of the Ottoman’s land

10. The Middle East in 1930

11. Achieved Independence
Independence Days
Country
Controlling Power
Taken Over
Achieved Independence
Iraq
Britain
1920
1932
Jordan
1921
1946
Kuwait
1899
1961
Lebanon
France
1943
Syria

12. Obituary What is an obituary? What types of things are in an obituary?
Name
Dates
Family
Accomplishments
How they died
Why that person was important

13. Assignment – Bottom of page 35
Write an obituary for The Ottoman Empire on the bottom on page 35
This is due Friday,10/12 at the beginning of class.
1 paragraph (3 to 6 sentences)
Make sure to include everything that is required.

14. What should be included:
Name of empire in a title
Birth and death dates included
Cause of death
At least 3 accomplishments of the empire / importance in history
Correct grammar and spelling

15. League of Nations The League was formed after WWI
Disarmament, preventing war through collective security, settling disputes between countries through negotiation, diplomacy and improving global quality of life
The League lacked its own armed force and so depended on the Great Powers to enforce its resolutions