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19 Cards in this Set
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What where the three gunpowder empires during the 1600's?
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Ottomans (Corers of N. Africa + Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iraq, Bulgaria), Safvid (Iran), (Pakistan, most of India)
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When did the Saudi family come into power?
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1750-1815: Their empire kept getting larger and larger on the Saudi Arabia pennisula. Had all of present-day Saudi Arabia by 1815 except the Ottoman edges.
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Who did the Saudi family ally with?
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Wahabi people, who were puritanical and very strict Sunni Islam clerics. Saudi Arabia is today also very religious.
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What was the Omani Empire and when was it active?
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Omani Empire had Oman Coast and Somalia Coast.
Active during the 1700's. |
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When did the Ottoman Empire start to weaken?
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1800's Lost power to Europeans
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When did the Ottoman Empire go away?
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After World War I. Ottomans alread lost so much land that at 1914 (start of WWI) they just had Turkey, Iraq, and the outer edges of Saudi Arabia. They allied with the Italians and the Germans, lost the war, and subsequently also lost all their political power.
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What as the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916?
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It divided previously Ottoman areas into French and British areas of control and influence
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When did France Conquer Algeria? When did France retain it till?
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Conquered Algeria in 1830.
Kept Algeria until 1950 |
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What was the Kingdom of Hejaz?
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Kingdom on Red Sea border of Saudi Arabia 1916-1925.Ruled by Hashmite family. It was later merged into Saudi Arabia.
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When did European Colonialism over the area get hot?
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late 1800's
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Which 2 European countries cooperate to construct the Suez Canal? Where is the Suez Canal?
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France + Britain
Egypt |
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What was Persia?
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Iran = Persia. Iran was called Persia until the early 1900's.
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Was Iran every colonized and conquered?
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No. Like China, Western powers could only establish spheres of influence. Russia influenced the North and Britain influenced the south.
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What was the Gallipoli campaign?
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A bloody victory for Ottomans at start of World War I.
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Who did the British ally with to take down the Ottomans during WWI?
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British allied with rebelling Arab Family: Hashamites. They had local authority on coast of red sea in Medina area. The alliance was amist the Arab revolt of 1916-1918. British promised the Arabs independence in return, but turned on them. Britain tried to make amends by putting Hashamite Kingdom leaders in thrones of Jordan and Iraq, but they only had nominal power while Britain had the real power in those areaas.
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What was the Pico Agreement?
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Secret agreement between France and Britain that divided Arab areas up. It was a huge betrayal to the Arabs.
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Who was Mustafa Ataturk?
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First Preident of Turkey, created a military, defeated the Greeks, and by 1923 became an independent country known as Turkey. He rose from the dust of the Ottoman empire. At the End of WWI, the Ottoman Empire and Turkish territories had went to pebbles and Europe controlled the Ottoman's old emire areas.
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What happend in 1923 between Greek and Turkey?
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Ethnic exchange / cleansing for a more homogenous population in the two nations.
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Who created present-day Iraq?
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Winston Churchill, the American President. Iraq used to be three separate parts, and Churchill combined them into one.
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