The Arab Revolt of World War I can be said to be a key battle in the Arab world‚ with reinforcement from the West. The key countries that were involved with the Revolt included the Kingdom of Hejaz‚ Britain‚ France and the Ottoman Empire (Lecture on Bahrain and Syria). The Ottoman Empire had assumed authority over most of the Middle East‚ and their government was mostly dominated by Turkish officials. The Arab population within the Ottoman Empire wanted to create an independent Arab state without
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families and 27 000 hectares of land‚ and this pattern of Jewish development in Palestine would last for many years. Furthermore‚ the Sykes-Picot agreement of 1916 added to French involvement in Palestine. Both the French and British governments were fearful of Russian control in the crumbling Turkish Empire‚ of which Palestine was a part of. As a result‚ a secret agreement was made with each other about dividing up the Turkish Empire between themselves; Britain would take Palestine and Transjordan‚ while
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Middle East Britain presence in the Middle East help shape Arab Nationalism and Palestinian Nationalism in an intricate manner. As they did in other colonies securing raw materials from the Near East was a priority for the British. The Sykes-Picot Agreement of May 1916 divided the territories of the collapsed Ottoman Empire between the English and the French. Then British Foreign Minister Arthur Balfour issued a declaration that in the next coming years will change the lives of all Palestinians. The
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Ghosts from the Past: Colonial Legacy and the Middle East A century ago‚ the British Diplomat Sir Marks Sykes‚ pointing to a map in front of him‚ is said to have remarked‚ “I should like to draw a line from the ‘e’ in Acre to the last “’k’ in Kirkuk.” This seemingly uncomplicated straight line on the map would be the line in the sand along which the then colonial powers of France and Britain would decide to partition the Ottoman Empire among themselves after its fall. Most of the territory to the
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the French Mandate of Syria and the British Mandates of Iraq and Palestine. These decisions were made‚ in part‚ 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
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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
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Criteria: 1.1‚ 1.2‚ 1.3-Review the groups and individuals whose communication needs you must address in your work role. Explain how you support effective communication within your work role. Analyse the barriers and challenges to communication within your work role. Being able to communicate is a major feature of being human. Throughout the working day we absorb information and pass this on to other people. Communication is vitally important if a team is to work effectively. Almost everything I
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Modern History: United Nations Introduction: The United Nations is an intergovernmental organisation founded on October 24‚ 1945‚ Lake Success‚ New York‚ United States‚ during the events of the Second World War by 51 countries that where committed to maintaining international peace and security‚ developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress‚ better living standards and human rights(UN‚2014). The United Nations or UN for short was formally called the League of Nations
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The universally studied Arab-Israeli conflict‚ although an ongoing worldwide political issue‚ began to emerge in 1917. However‚ in addition to early 20th century political turmoil and notably British colonial policy‚ the roots of its causes date back as far as biblical times‚ as well as the 19th century. Although there is no sole cause for the instability in Palestine‚ we can assess several major significant factors‚ namely‚ the parallel growth of Zionism and Arab Nationalism‚ the impact of the first
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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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