INTA 2XXX Lecture Notes - Arabian Peninsula
Document Summary
Secret agreement between the uk and france which proposed spheres of influence dividing the. Went against promises made to create a unified arab state. Divided areas outside the arabian peninsula into areas of british and french influence. Aqaba: he who controlled it could be a threat to the suez canal, contained turkish port, very difficult to capture. British naval superiority was useless because of the geography: lawrence of arabia unified arab"s in the area and helped capture aqaba for the british. A declaration that the british would help establish a jewish national home in palestine but not at the expense of the local population. The interests of britain, france, germany, and the ottoman empire. Milestones: 1904 entente cordial, hussen-macmahon correspondance, sykes-picot agreement 1916, balfour declaration 1917, conference of san remo 1920. Determined mandates in what were previously ottoman empire lands: treaty of sevres 1920. Peace treaty between allies and ottoman empire at the end of wwi.