NMC278H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: British Influence, British Arabs, Nile Delta
14 Mar 2017
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Invaded iran in 1942 abducation of raza shah. Se(cid:272)o(cid:374)d world war (cid:271)ega(cid:374) with ger(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455)"s a(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:454)atio(cid:374) of pola(cid:374)d a(cid:374)d the(cid:374) fra(cid:374)(cid:272)e. Middle east important in war cause of communication such as the suez canal. Egypt was a battle ground nile delta in the direction of alexandria and cairo. Middle east part of the military forces. Us 2nd ww becomes a major force in middle eastern politics. Americans were supplying much of the materials. Transport of war material from america through the middle east. Regional economic planning washington determined that saudi arabia was a strategic interest. Us enters the war dec 1941 us becomes a co occupier of iran. Us became deeply involved in iranian development and transport. Abducation of raza shah a power vacuum historical 3rd force in iran, the us became involved in retraining the iranian army. Iran was significant as a field of allied occupation. 1943 first 3 way summit roseevelt tehran.
