Impact of WW1 on the Middle East By izzydesnoes 1916 The Creation of the European Mandates in Arabia via the Sykes-Picot Agreement 7 1919 Jewish Immigration to Palestine 1919 Jewish Immigration to Palestine 4 1947 The 1947 War 6 1948 Creation of the State of Israel 8 1956 The Suez Crisis/War 7 1958 Pan-Arab Nationalism 5 1967 The Six Days War 8 1973 The Yom Kippur War Long term effect - oil and embargo 9 1980 The Iraq-Iran War 8 1990 The Gulf War 8 1990 Balfour Declaration 5