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Mind Map by Karli Słomka, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Karli Słomka
over 9 years ago
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Southwest Asia
- Has been controlled by many different Empires in its history
- The Ottoman Empire was the last of the empire builders to control the area
- The Turks controlled the Ottoman Empire
- At the end of World War I it was broken into British and French mandates
- Turkey was granted independence
- The Arabs on the Arabian Peninsula would be given their independence
- After WWII, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon were established as independent countries
- Palestine became a dilemma because Arabs and Jews claimed it as their home
- Both Arabs and Jews had historical ties to Palestine
- Zionists wanted an independent Jewish state
- The Balfour Declaration stated Britain's support for a Jewish national home in Palestine
- In 1947, the British withdrew from Palestine and turned the problem over to the United Nations
- In 1947, the British withdrew from Palestine and turned the problem over to the United Nations
- The Balfour Declaration stated Britain's support for a Jewish national home in Palestine
- Zionists wanted an independent Jewish state
- Both Arabs and Jews had historical ties to Palestine
- Palestine became a dilemma because Arabs and Jews claimed it as their home
- After WWII, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon were established as independent countries
- The Arabs on the Arabian Peninsula would be given their independence
- Turkey was granted independence
- At the end of World War I it was broken into British and French mandates
- The Turks controlled the Ottoman Empire
- The Ottoman Empire was the last of the empire builders to control the area
- Arab Empire spread Islamic religion, culture, and Arab language throughout this region
- The Arabian Peninsula
- Discovery of oil in the 1930's greatly changed traditional ways of life
- Health and educational services are free or heavily subsidized by the oil-rich governments
- Oman and Yemen
- Life for most people living in Oman and Yemen has changed little since ancient times
- Neither country has undergone large-scale modernization
- Most people in both Oman and Yemen make their living by farming and herding
- Most people in both Oman and Yemen make their living by farming and herding
- Neither country has undergone large-scale modernization
- Life for most people living in Oman and Yemen has changed little since ancient times
- Discovery of oil in the 1930's greatly changed traditional ways of life
- Turkey
- Turks have a Turkish language and culture
- Mustafa Kemal broke the bond between Islam and the government
- Turkey has repressed the Kurds because the Kurds want to form an independent state
- Mustafa Kemal broke the bond between Islam and the government
- Turks have a Turkish language and culture
- Saudi Arabia
- Has invested heavily in building its infrastructure
- The Rub'al-Khali desert is located in Saudi Arabia
- Women in Saudi society are honored but given limited opportunities
- Muslims come from all over the world to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca
- Muslims come from all over the world to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca
- Women in Saudi society are honored but given limited opportunities
- Has invested heavily in building its infrastructure
- Iran
- A majority of Iranians are Shiite Muslims
- Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi bought major changes to Iran in an attempt to westernize the nation
- Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi bought major changes to Iran in an attempt to westernize the nation
- Oil profits were used for industrial and agricultural development
- The Khomeini government also brought changes to Iranian Society
- The Khomeini government also brought changes to Iranian Society
- A majority of Iranians are Shiite Muslims
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