CAS IR 349 Lecture 16: The Middle East Emerges, 1919-1939
7 Nov 2017
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In 1896, budapest-born theodor herzl published a brochure called der. In 1897, herzl was elected as the first presidnet of the world zionist organization in basel, switzerland. It calls for the creation of a jewish settlement in palestine (part of the ottoman. In 1989, herzl meets with the sultan of the ottomoan empire, who refuses to approve his plan for a jewish settlement in palestine: british support for zionism, british colonial secretary joseph chamberlain speaks with zionist leader. James balfour: the clash of zionism and arab nationalism, chaim weizmann (i) and prince feisal attend the paris peace conference (january 1919, the case for an arab state, arab delegation: prince faisal and colonel lawrence. British and french mandates in the middle east: the sykes-picot agreement of 1916, territory split into two zones under the british (red zone) and french (blue zone) influences, french: syria, lebanon, british: palestine, transjordan, mesopotamia (iraq)
