WORLD HISTORY

DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST

NATIONALISM IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The new boundaries in the Middle East caused conflict because people found themselves living in newly created countries that
A
had a low standard of living
B
included people who did not have much in common
C
were formed in the desert, so it was hard to find work
D
countries could no longer practice their religion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Background. The unresolved conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is one of the key fields of conflict in the Middle East. At the root of the conflict are rival claims to the area between Jordan and the Mediterranean.

Detailed explanation-2: -As they divided the land, they drew borders that paid no attention to local cultures. This caused some ethnic and religious groups to be separated by boundaries, while other rival groups were grouped together. Claims over land led to long periods of conflict and bloodshed in the region.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sykes–Picot Agreement (/ˈsaɪks ˈpiːkoʊ, -pɪˈkoʊ, -piːˈkoʊ/) was a 1916 secret treaty between the United Kingdom and France, with assent from the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy, to define their mutually agreed spheres of influence and control in an eventual partition of the Ottoman Empire.

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