How Did Lawrence Build The Ottoman Empire

Empire. The Ottoman Empire was a group in Northwest Anatolia, it had fallen towards the end of World War I.
Lawrence of Arabia was a british soldier. He went to the Middle East to find a leader for an Arab revolt. Lawrence was a strong encourager of Arab nationalism, which helped weaken the Ottoman Empire. He worked closely with Prince Faisal, who became the leader of the Arab revolts. Prince Faisal believed he would become the leader of an Arab country after World War I. Though he was later rejected at the Paris Peace Conference. With the help of Faisal, Lawrence successfully distracted the Ottomans from fighting the British with his attacks on them.
The Treaty of Sevres was the end of World War I for the Ottomans. It divided the Ottoman Empire up and forced the Kurds into separate countries. it was then rejected by Mustafa Kemal and leads to the War of Independence. The war for independence was to remove western occupation and influence. This leads to the Treaty of Lausanne, which divided the Ottoman Empire a second time. Mustafa then created the Declaration of Independence. He later agrees to the Spheres of Influence, which was an area which another country has the power to control some of it.
During this time period, the Allied Powers wanted to control the Bosphorous
and the Suez Canal. This caused the Battle at Gallipoli and some future battles. The Allied Power’s plan to capture Gallipoli was was a failure when they had to retreat. In the end it caused the British and the French to be viewed a more imperialistic than they already were.
The Middle East had an abundance of oil and the Allies wanted it.
They were willing to go to for war the oil in the region. This also developed terrorism to reject the foreign control. This played a role in the Sykes-Picot agreement. This agreement was one that split up the Middle East between France and Britain, into Spheres of Influence. This angered the Middle East and caused Britain and France to be viewed as greedy. It was also a major factor that lead to the War of Independence. After the Sykes-Picot Agreement was made, the League of Nations made mandates that gave the former Central Power lands to the Allied Powers. they believed that the Middle East was not yet ready to govern
themselves.
The British made a promise to get the Jews a homeland in the Balfour Declaration. Zionists are people who believe the Jews should have their own nation. It was the them who pushed the British to do so, but many disagreed with it. The problem with creating a homeland was the area they wanted to put it in was already occupied. They wanted to put it in Palestine, but the Palestinians have lived there since 135 AD. Their solution was to split the land. The problem with that they gave over 50% of the land to 33% of the population. Many people were displaced to make room for the Jews, making the feel betrayed by the west. After the British left, the Jews made the independent state of Israel, but the Arab states refused to recognize them, causing many battles to occur, problems still occurring today. They also created borders without the respect of religion.They had forced the Sunni Muslims and the Shiite Muslims together and expected to different groups to get along, which they don’t.
The fall of the Ottomans was a big deal, and lead to many big things. Such as the Arab revolt, the Battle of Gallipoli, and the creation of Israel. There are also still many problems happening in the Middle East, steaming back to the fall of the Ottomans and the poor construction of Israel