HISTORY 1DD3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: The Great Game, American Jews, Reconquista
22 Oct 2017
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After negotiations with the allies failed and the schlieffen plan seemed to be working, joined on the side of the central powers. (wilhelm ii and enver pasha sign secret agreement) Enver pasha, the minister of war, makes a disastrous attack on russia and an ill- advised attack on british forces at the suez: british campaigns. British/indians attempt to take baghdad, but retreat and the army is besieged at kut el. After surrendering (apr 1916), they attack again (mar 1917) retaking kut + liberating baghdad. British invade palestine from egypt, only to be stopped at gaza. Allenby takes over (nov 1917) and takes beersheba and gaza, then marches on to jerusalem. Britain still well aware of the great. Game and wants to secure a trade route from egypt to india. (afraid of. Russian attack on trade routes, french influence on syria/lebanon)
