Session 2 Quiz Cards

Topic: Mandates, Borders, and Independence

Card 1

Front (Question)

Which territories became British mandates after WWI?

Back (Answer)

Mesopotamia (Iraq), Palestine, and Transjordan.

Card 2

Front (Question)

Which two modern countries emerged from the French mandate of Ottoman Syria?

Back (Answer)

Syria and Lebanon.

Card 3

Front (Question)

In what year did Iraq officially gain independence from the British mandate?

Back (Answer)

1932.

Card 4

Front (Question)

What was the name of the secret 1916 agreement that divided the Middle East?

Back (Answer)

The Sykes-Picot Agreement.

Card 5

Front (Question)

What was the main purpose of the League of Nations mandate system?

Back (Answer)

Administrative control of territories by Allied powers until regions could govern themselves.

Card 6

Front (Question)

Name one major local uprising against the mandates and its location.

Back (Answer)

Iraqi Revolt of 1920 (Mesopotamia) or Great Syrian Revolt of 1925 (Syria).

Card 7

Front (Question)

Which city served as the center for the British mandate of Palestine?

Back (Answer)

Jerusalem.

Card 8

Front (Question)

What is one long-term effect of the mandate borders today?

Back (Answer)

Boundaries often ignored ethnic/religious divisions, contributing to regional conflicts.

Deserts to Dunes

Mapping the Conflict

Modern Echoes

Session 1 Lesson Plan

Session 1 Instructional Guides

WWI Middle East Map Handout

Arab Revolt Primary Source Excerpt

Map Analysis Worksheet

Arab WWI Quiz Cards

Session 2 Lesson Plan

Session 2 Instructional Guides

WWI Middle East Outcomes Map

Modern Middle East Borders Map

Campaign Outcomes Worksheet

Session 2 Quiz Cards

End-of-Unit Test

Test Answer Key

Modern Legacies Project Guidelines