HIST 2P72 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: San Remo Conference, Ottoman Syria, The San Remo
15 Sep 2013
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History of the modern middle east: lecture five. External forces the sykes-picot treaty of 1916. Internal oppositions the armenians and the arabs. Change of frontiers the san remo conference and the treaty of sevres of 1920. Emergence of nationalism and a new state identity. But during the war, much of the fighting took place on ottoman soil. The impact of war largely affected ottoman territory. On august 2nd, 1914, the minister of war of the ottoman empire signed a secret alliance with. They each agreed to assist each other. The main motives for the ottoman government were: To win back egypt from the british. In november 1914, the ottoman sultan (ruler) issued a call to the holy war (or jihad) against. France, russia, and britain in order to unite muslims against their invasion. Consequently, the great mass of turks volunteered to fight for the sultan. More than 1 million ottoman soldiers took part in war.
