Walter Rothschild supporting the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Before the Balfour Declaration‚ there were important events that led to its creation. These events include Zionism‚ World War I‚ the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence and the Sykes–Picot Agreement. The Balfour Declaration was created for many reasons. Some of the reasons include to create a homeland for the Jewish people and impact foreign governments. The major people
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solutions. The origins of the modern day Israel-Palestine conflict were cause largely by British interest in winning the Great War which led to double dealing between the Arabs and the Jews which are particularly prominent in the Balfour declaration‚ Sykes-picot treaty and the Hussein-McMahon correspondence. The Balfour declaration of the 2nd of November 1917 stated: "_His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people‚ and will use their best
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“Everything changed with the First World War. The Middle East was reorganized‚ redefined‚ and the seeds were planted for a century of bloodshed” (Engel‚ 2016) The concept of the nations-states in Al Jazira (The Arabian Peninsula) is dominantly a post-World War I (WWI) phenomenon. The beginning of statehood in the Arabian region could be traced back to Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt in 1798. Though his occupation ended within three years‚ it laid the foundation of Egyptian independence from the Ottoman
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Christians came into play: the Ottomans and their allies carried out genocide against Christians. Also‚ during World War I‚ the French and the British secretly agreed on the division of the Ottoman Empire. This resulted in the Sykes-Picot agreement of 1916. The Sykes-Picot line was really a straight line that ran from Jordan to Iran. France had Lebanon and Syria. These events during the course of the four years are incredibly important. First‚ because the Ottomans sided with Germany‚ their empire
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British seized control of Palestine along with Iraq and Jordan after the First World War as part of the Sykes-Picot agreement with France in 1916. Palestine was under ottoman control before the British acquired it from them. Palestine‚ along with the other Arab states served as a potential ally for the British to help win the war. This was also part of the
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Moreover‚ Nationalism has shaped the US culture to be dependent on liberal tradition‚ universal rights‚ individualism‚ civic republicans‚ self-governance‚ collective rights and white population’s desire for continued dominance. Bonikowski says "a large majority apparently viewed Jews‚ Muslims‚ agnostics‚ and naturalized citizens as something less than “truly American” (Bonikowski‚ 2016‚ p. 11). Nationalism in the US resulted in social attitudes and policy preferences. Nationalism created “Americanism”
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because of agreements the allies had come to during the war. The Constantinople Agreement pledged that Russia would control Istanbul and the Turkish Straits‚ but it was deemed void due to the Bolshevik Revolution. The second such deal was the Sykes-Picot Agreement in which Britain would let France control southern Lebanon and Anatolia‚ while Britain would control southern Mesopotamia. These became the Syrian and Iraq Mandates‚ respectively. Another motivation in the post-war political process was
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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
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The Creation of Israel The creation of Israel came to be‚ due to the many events in Jewish history. Events such as the Zionism movement and the Holocaust. The Jews wanted a homeland and Palestine was the place to be‚ their ‘Promised Land’ from Abraham their Holy Ancestor. During the Roman Empire times‚ the Romans had conquered and ruled over Palestine at AD70. When the Jews revolted‚ the Romans destroyed their Jewish Temple and all that was left of the Temple to this day is the Wailing Wall which
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Britain hoped to protect its colonial interests in the region and have a dominant role in the post-war partitioning of the Ottoman Empire among the Allied powers. France also had its interest in the region and the two countries established the Sykes-Picot agreement in 1916 that divided the Middle East into areas of influence. Palestine and Mesopotamia during World War: Britain’s two major onslaughts against the Turks took place in Mesopotamia and the Palestine. In order to protect the Anglo-Persian
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