HIST 3121 Lecture 9: HIST 3121 Week 5
Document Summary
Dardanelles and gallipoli 1915: british hope they are going to sail up the dardanelles and attack the ottoman empire. Problem: turks have mined the introduction to the dardanelle straight and gun placements on both sides of the mountains. Attempt: try to silence the guns on the hills. Middle eastern campaigns (1914-1916: the hussein/mcmahon letters. Attempts to take over control from the british at the suez cannel. Arab troops do not seem loyal to the ottoman empire. If arabs rise up against ottoman empire- british will support some establishment of an arab homeland. 5 mandated countries created under control of the british and the french. Hussein trying to get his sons placed in small islamic government-1921 british create iraq: his son is put on the throne by the british. Scramble for german african colonies: germany is occupied with fighting a two front war- gb picks off german colonies.
