2. Why did Islam spread so rapidly? By 732 – Indus River to Atlantic Ocean

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9. The Ottoman Empire During the 1500s

10. The Decline of the Empire: 1700s

13. By the start of the 20 th century, the Ottoman Empire is know as “the Sick Man of Europe”

15. Punch Cartoon of August 12, 1908

17. What is “genocide”? Genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: (a) Killing members of the group; (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; (e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

19. Armenian Genocide (map) His parents have been slain: he starves Volume XXXVI, Number Five, November 1919, p. 417 This brother and sister, orphans, were begging for a train-ride to some other town, where there might be bread Volume XXXVI, Number Five, November 1919, p. 404 Images: National Geographic and Library of Congress

20. Begging for bread as the American relief train arrives at an Armenian station Volume XXXVI, Number Five, November 1919, p. 406 Armenian orphans at Alexandropol: They receive one-half pound of bread and a lump of sugar per day Volume XXXVI, Number Five, November 1919, p. 409

21. Armenian refugees in Relief Committee tents, Aintab

22. Remains of the Armenian corpses burnt alive in the cattle-shed in Aly-Zrna

25. Armenian Genocide Vote Irks Turkey (March 2010 )

27. The Last Night by Sargis Muradyan

29. Deportation Artist: Vahé Gasparyan Date: 1999

34. Essential Question: How did events during/after WWI create conflicting views regarding the fate of Palestine in the early 20 th century?

35. Turkish Nationalism (led by Young Turks) Arab Nationalism in OE – groups of people want to break away from the empire FUELS

36. The Ottoman Empire in 1914

39. Europeans Carve Up the Ottoman Empire After WWI

43. Conflict Over Palestine! Early 20 th century Palestine Arabs: Hussein Mc-Mahon Letters - – promise of Arab Independence in exchange for support in WWI Jews: Balfour Declaration - British support creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine British/French: Sykes-Picot Agreement – Br and Fr will split Ottoman territories amongst themselves; NO MENTION of Arab Independence

44. Hussein-McMahon Letters, 1915 .... Britain is prepared to recognize and uphold the independence of the Arabs in all regions lying within the frontiers proposed by the Sharif of Mecca.... Hussein ibn Ali, Sharif of Mecca

45. Sykes-Picot Agreement, 1916

46. British Promise to the Jews: Balfour Declaration, 1917 Sir Arthur James Balfour British Foreign Secretary

47. His Majesty ’ s Government views with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine …

48. Pre-Class List and explain the three conflicting agreements made by the British during WWI, which led to the fight over Palestine.

51. Palestine’s Population in 1946

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