WOH-4244 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Greater Lebanon, Oil Reserves, Soviet Union
Document Summary
Early 1940s heavy fighting in north africa and middle east. End of 1942 us sends troops there as well, ground forces get directly involved in euro theatre for the first time - in africa. After wwi, holy land was part of ottoman empire. French and uk divide what was ottoman empire. British mandates are trans-jordan (israel and jordan) and palestine. Neither want to fight amongst each other. 1931 german coup d"etat in british iraq, wants to overthrow pro-british with pro- nazi, directly supported by nazi germany and italy if you overthrow them, we will officially see you (iraq) as independent and give you military support. Fly airplanes and material and use vichy french bases in syria (directly next to iraq) as a staging area to provide mil. Coup launch attack on main uk military base. British hold out and defeat pro-nazi iraqis, restore their government. British turn to vichy french colonize who allowed military forces to come thru.
