Issues
4 issues found.
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McMahon-Hussein Letters (1915-6)
An exchange of letters between Henry McMahon, British High Commissioner in Egypt, and Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca and later King of Hejaz, that took place in late 1915 and early 1916. -
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.