Mesopotamian campaign

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/mesopotamian-campaign

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

Shatt al-Arab: A river in Western Asia formed by the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates, forming the border between Iraq and Iran.
Armistice of Mudros: A treaty signed on October 30, 1918, that ended hostilities between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies in World War I.
Misak-ı Millî: The National Pact, a set of decisions made by the last Ottoman parliament in 1920, defining the political aims of Turkish nationalists.
British Mandate: A legal status for territories administered by a member of the League of Nations on behalf of the international community after World War I.