THE 1970S 1969 1979
CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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In order to control oil profits
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To gain as much land as possible for their countries
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So they could have more land for their people
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -By the 1850’s Britain and France had aligned their interests with the Ottoman Empire in order to hinder Russian expansion. Mutual interest united an unlikely alliance of countries to fight the prospect of Russia benefiting from the Ottomans.
Detailed explanation-2: -The agreement allocated to Britain control of areas between the Mediterranean Sea and the River Jordan, Jordan, and southern Iraq; France got control of southeastern Turkey, northern Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon; and Russia received Istanbul, the Turkish Straits, and Armenia.
Detailed explanation-3: -They planned to open up a new front in south-east Europe that the Germans would have to divert troops to. The idea of that, even before the Gallipoli landings happened, provoked what was then called the “Eastern Question”: what would happen after the Ottomans had been defeated?
Detailed explanation-4: -Following the attack, Russia declared war on the Ottomans on 2 November, followed by their allies (Britain and France) declaring war on the Ottomans on 5 November 1914.