HIST-281 Lecture Notes - Lecture 40: Ottoman Empire
4 Nov 2020
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Leaders of the arab revolt fought for britain and against the ottoman empire with promise of a united pan-arab state. The sykes-picot agreement of 1917 split arabia into british and french spheres of influence. The balfour declaration of 1917 promised palestine, the most fertile and hospitable area of the. Anglican bishop of jerusalem was not invited to the ceremony for fears of enflaming religious sentiment or of casting britain"s advance as a crusade. Britain is successful in beating the ottoman empire. It crumbles and breaks up as a result. The british victory in the middle east only sowed seeds of future conflict. Talk of partnerships and special relations is only cover for a growing sense of american pre- eminence: empires replaced with nations. Austro-hungarian empire breaks up into multiple nation states. France and britain make imperial gains: new imperial acquisitions: the treaty of versailles partioned german and ottoman empires into mandates controlled by britain, france, belgium, south africa, australia and.
