Issues
40 issues found.
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Establishment of Occupied Enemy Territory Administration South (OETA-S) (1918)
An order dated 27 October 1918 by which part of the territory occupied by the British during World War I, roughly equivalent to today’s Israel and the Palestinian Territories, was officially placed under military government. -
Sykes-Picot (Asia Minor) Agreement (1916)
Boundary Agreements: Jordan Boundary Agreements: Lebanon Boundary Agreements: Syria Britain France Sykes-Picot Agreement World War IA secret agreement concluded on 16 May 1916 between Britain and France, dividing the Middle East into spheres of influence ahead of a possible victory against the Ottoman Empire in World War I. -
World War I (1914-1918)
Balfour Declaration Britain France Mandatory Palestine (1922-1948) Ottoman Empire Russian Empire Sykes-Picot Agreement World War IA global war conducted between 1914 and 1918, in which the Allied Powers, led by Britain, France, Japan, Russia (to 1917) and the United States (from 1917), fought the Central Powers, led by the German, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires. -
Paris Peace Conference (1919)
Britain France Milestones Ottoman Empire Sykes-Picot Agreement Transjordan United States World War IAn international conference held in Paris during 1919, following the conclusion of World War I. -
Egyptian-Ottoman Boundary Agreement (1906)
An agreement signed between the Ottoman Empire and British-controlled Egypt in Rafah on 1 October 1906, establishing the border between the Egyptian Sinai and the Ottoman provinces of Hejaz and Jerusalem. -
Termination of the Mandate for Palestine (1948)
The termination of the Mandate for Palestine, approved by the League of Nations in 1922, and administered by Britain, on 15 May 1948. -
Treaty of Lausanne (1923)
A peace treaty officially concluding World War I in the Middle East, signed between Turkey, heir to the defunct Ottoman Empire, and the Allied Powers, including Britain, France, Italy and Japan. -
Damascus Protocol (1915)
A document given by the leaders of two Arab secret societies, Al-Fatat and Al-Ahd, to Hashemite prince Faisal, son of Hussein, Sharif of Mecca, on 23 May 1915. -
World War II (1939-1945)
A global war that took place from 1939 to 1945 and was fought between the Allies (chiefly Britain, France, and, from 1941, the Soviet Union and the United States) and the Axis (chiefly Nazi Germany, Italy and Japan). -
1920 Palestine Clashes
Riots perpetrated by Palestinian Arabs, including attacks on Jews, in the Old City of Jerusalem on 4-7 April 1920, also known as the Nabi Musa riots, leading to the deaths of five Jews and four Arabs. -
United Nations General Assembly Resolutions 997 through 1003 (1956)
Seven resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on its 1st Emergency Special Session on 2-10 November 1956. -
King-Crane Commission Report (1919)
A report prepared by a commission led by two Americans, Henry King and Charles Crane, that was completed on 28 August 1919 and published in 1922. -
Palin Report (1920)
A report dated 1 July 1920 and compiled by a team of British officials led by Maj. -
Cust's Cantonization Plan (1936)
A plan presented by former Mandatory official Archer Cust during a lecture to the British Royal Central Asian Society on 4 March 1936. -
Palestine-Syria-Lebanon Agreement of Good Neighborly Relations (1926)
Boundary Agreements: Lebanon Boundary Agreements: Syria Britain France Mandatory Palestine (1922-1948)An agreement concluded between the British and French governments, on behalf of their Mandatory territories of Palestine, Syria and Lebanon, on 2 February 1926.