southwest asia

what region was known as the “sick man of Europe”

the Ottoman Empire

The ottoman empire was forced to give up all its territories except…

turkey

in turkey, who headed the nationalists overthrowing he last sultan

mustafa kemal/ataturk

who was the first president of the new Republic of turky

ataturk/kemal

what reforms did Ataturk deliver?

separating Islamic and state laws, creating court system based on European laws and not the shari’a, women's suffrage

what happens in 1921 in persia?

nationalists revolt against the britishwh

who eventually came to power in persia

reza shan pahlalvi

what reforms did Reza shan Pahlavi deliver

public schools, women's rights (minus voting), roads and railroads

what was Persia’s name change to in 1935

iran

unlike other countries, which country held on to Islamic law

saudi arabia

who tried to unify Arabia?

al-aziz ibn saud

what are two descriptions of the lifestyle of Saudi arabia?

limited modernization, no democracy

what 4 countries had enormous oil deposits?

iran, iraq, Saudi arabia, kuwait

what did the major supply of oil lead to?

competition among western nations to try to dominate this region

what did palestine consist of?

the Gaza strip, Israel, and the west bank

what did the Balfour declaration promote?

the idea of creating a Jewish homeland in palestine

when were the Jews driven out of palestine

85 CE

after the defeat of the ottomans, the league of nations did what to Palestine?

gave Palestine to the British as a mandate