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DIRECTIONS:

Use the chart below to assist you in organizing your thoughts as you proceed through this
week’s readings. Be sure to complete notes for each of the sources shared with you. You’ll
notice there are “extra” rows included. Feel free to add any additional sources if you find
something that interests you. The extras are NOT required.

Guiding Questions:
 How is Nationalism born? Can the birth of Nationalism in a region predict a looming
conflict?
 How is Nationalism born in the Middle East? What factors lead to its rise? How does
this rise of Nationalism connected to the beginnings of World War II?
 How is Nationalism born in Asia? What factors lead to its rise? How does this rise of
Nationalism connected to the beginnings of World War II?

Source (What were Key Points (What ideas did the Reactions and Reflections
you reading or author emphasize? What takeaways (What original thoughts and
watching?) do you have after reading or insights do have after
watching?) reading/watching? Do you
agree or disagree with the
author? Can you expand on
any of the ideas presented?
Do you have questions? Any
connections, analogies,…)
 Although east and west fronts Why did the British attack
Sinai, Palestine, and most prevalent many countries Gaza and Jerusalem, and why
Madedonian had empires that added to did they try to seize so much
Campaigns, Khan WWI land before the end of WWI?
video  Middle east mainly under Were Indian troops a large
Ottoman control, but Arab concern for the ottomans
tribes going into the battle for
 Egypt = protectorate of British Egypt?
empire during WWI, key
strategic interest because of
efficient transportation from
suez canal and close to india
 Mesopotamian campaign
(battle between ottoman and
Britain) won by Britain
backed by Indian troops
 1918 = Britain captures major
part of Iraq
 Ottomans attack egypt with
intent to seize the Suez Canal
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from Britain
 1916- Britain prevents suez
canal from being taken
 1917- britain takes Gaza,
Jerusalem, Damascus, Aleppo
and intermediate regions
 British at war with Ottomans The British and the French
Sykes-Picot so in need of allies seemed interested in
Agreement and the  British promise Arabs and creating conflict within the
Balfour Declaration, protection, causing war middle east, was this because
Khan video between Arabs and Turks they wanted to conquer it?
 Sykes-Picot secret agreement Why did the Russians reveal
involved the dividing of Arab the sykes-picot agreement;
land between Britain and how did they know of it?
France
 Balfour declaration: letter
from Balfour to Lord
Rothschild who supported
Jewish homeland in Palestine
 Conflict: Britain promises
Arabs that they could have
Palestine, Britain tells Jews
they can live there.
 Arabs and Jews find out the
exploitation after 1917

 British try to trigger Arabs Why does Britain trust Faisal

Arabia after WWI, and Ottoman fighting with Iraq after their ally,
Khan video  Arabs become suspicious of France, prevented him from
Britain after Russia releases becoming king of Syria?
secret treaty Wouldn’t relations be
 Arabs and Jews talk about damaged between Faisal and
establishing independent Arab the two countries?
state
 France gets Syria from
agreement
 Faisal bin Hussein prevented
from ruling Syria by france
 Britain gets Israel and Iraq
 Uprising in Iraq because of
British rule
 Britain plants Faisal to
become king of Iraq to control
the area until it gains
independence in 1933
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Conflict in Israel and No notes required. Reflections only. Very little conflict was
Palestine, Crash because of theological
Course video differences but because of
land/competing nationalisms.
Why is this? The double
promises made by Britain fed
the conflict even more,
especially since a joint Arab
and Jewish state was
established.
The Meiji Restoration No notes required. Reflections only. What were the major events
and Modernization that led to the Meiji
Restoration in Japan? How
did the Meiji leaders manage
to modernize Japan in such a
short time? Also, why did
Japan enter depression after
WWI despite prior good
economic conditions?