POLI SCI 351 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: James L. Gelvin, Nationstates, San Remo Conference
16 Apr 2018
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World war i: landmarks (stuff to focus on in reading) Exchange of 10 letters in which britain agrees to recognize arab independence if there is an arab revolt launched against the ottoman empire w/ hashemite sherif husayn (he sends his son faysal to launch the revolt) Britain and france meet to divide the same area. Zionist movement growing since 1880s and britain starts to support the jewish national home. In this declaration, britain declares that the british government favors the establishment of a national home for the jewish people in. Palestine (in area we now know as israel and palestinian territory) Significance: britain is making three contradictory moves -- promising an. Arab state, meeting with france about how to carve up the region, and promising a jewish state to the zionist movement. Arrives in damascus (under the impression that they are going to get an arab state) and declares himself king of kingdom of syria.
