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Sykes-Picot agreement
A secret agreement between the governments of the UK and France, with the assent of Imperial Russia. -
Arab revolt on Syria
the aim of securing independence from the ruling Ottoman Turks and creating a single unified Arab state spanning -
Balfour Decloration
a classified formal statement of policy by the British government -
Fall of the Ottoman Empire
The fall of the Ottoman state is often attributed to the failure of its economic structure. -
United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine
Aplan approved by the General Assembly to terminate the British Mandate of Palestine by August 1, 1948.