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How did European partitioning lead to issues for the Middle East?The Europeans stole all the oil and now they are all really poor The Europeans took all their water, and now they have an extreme water scarcity The Europeans partitioned the region without caring about religions and ethnic groups, which has led to conflict The Europeans sent their army over to the Middle East to gain control of it, and ended up killing many of the people there

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The Europeans partitioned the region without caring about religions and ethnic groups, which has led to conflict

Step-by-step explanation:

When Europeans obtained control of vast swathes of the Middle East, in the early 20th century, the redrew the boundaries of the region, without taking into account ethnic or religious differences, and even creating countries from scratch.

For example, the French and the British created the countries of Syria and Iraq, regardless of the ethnic and religious conflicts between the several peoples that were obliged to live in the same jurisdiction. This is one of the reasons why the Syrian Civil War broke out.

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