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WW1
⊳ The Ottoman Empire enters the war after having made an alliance with Germany -
The Sykes-Picot Agreement
⊳ The secret agreement between Sykes (GB) and Picot (FR) defined their spheres of control and influence in the Middle East -
Arab revolt
⊳ The UK makes an alliance with Hussein, promising him an Arab kingdom.
⊳ UK convinces Hussein to revolt against the Ottoman empire in June 1916 -
The Balfour Declaration
⊳ November 1917 Balfour Declaration "Creation of an independent Jewish homeland in Palestine, which the GB government supports" -
The End of the Ottoman Empire
⊳ Versailles Peace Conference 1919 Partitioning of the Empire:
⊳ France : Syria & Lebanon
⊳ GB : Palestine & Mesopotamia (Irak Transjordan & Koweit) -
UN Partition Plan
⊳ The UN decides to create 1 Jewish State (modern Israel) and 1 Arab state (modern Palestine) within Palestine, and Jerusalem under international administration
⊳ Accepted by the Jews but rejected by the Arabs -
Creation of Israel
⊳ militarily strong: supported by the USA
⊳ economically important: economic actor in globalisation with EU
⊳ politically powerful: strong Jewish state -
First Israeli Arab War
The Arabs, dissatisfied with the creation of Israel, waged a war on the Israeli state. This resulted in 10 months of fighting and a victory for Israel
