HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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Britain and France created borders in the Middle East that had not previously existed.
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The Kurds were divided into areas of Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Syria.
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Britain and France created borders that minimized conflict between religious and ethnic groups.
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Sunnis and Shias were grouped together in Iraq, leading to conflict.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ottoman music influenced Western musicians, such as Mozart and Beethoven, adding an exotic color to some of their compositions. Because of the diversity of language, culture and religion, art became a unifying element, and sultans expressly created symbols to unite their lands and demonstrate their power.
Detailed explanation-2: -The demise of the Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Caliphate) made a lasting impact to the Muslim world. Britain and France curved up the Middle East through Sykes-Picot Agreement and gave birth to a new Middle East where oil and petrodollar shaped the politics and economy under their patronage.
Detailed explanation-3: -Negotiations regarding the partition of the crumbling Ottoman Empire took place in 1915 among the British, French, and Russian Empires. This Triple Entente hoped to secure territory, trade routes, and oil within the former world power.
Detailed explanation-4: -As many other great empires around the world, the Ottoman Empire has internal problems such as rebellions, corruption, financial weakness and military defeat which surrounded its development.