THE BREAKUP OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE: FRENCH AND ENGLISH MANDATES:
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“The sick man of Europe”: Ottoman
Empire breaks up and becomes
Turkey
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French and British divide up the
former Ottoman territories into
mandates
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Suez Canal and oil are the reasons for
their interest
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Sykes-Picot agreement, 1916, gave
most of the territory to Britain
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Iraq, Trans-Jordan and Palestine to Br.
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Syria and Lebanon to French
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They set up Arab governments in all
mandates except Palestine
QUESTION: Why didn't they set up Arab governments in Palestine?
SUMMARY: The Sick man of Europe (Ottoman Empire) breaks up and becomes Turkey. The French and British divide up the former Ottoman territories into Mandates. The Suez Canal and oil are the reasons for their interests. The Sykes-Picot agreement in 1916 gave most of the territory to Britain. Iraq, Trans-Jordan and palestine to Britain, and Syria and Lebanon to French. They set up Arab governments in all mandates except Palestine.
“I could show fight on natural selection having done and doing more for the progress of civilization than you seem inclined to admit. Remember what risk the nations of Europe ran, not so many centuries ago of being overwhelmed by the Turks”
― Charles Darwin
― Charles Darwin