Before the Great War the Middle East was ruled under one empire, the Ottoman Empire. But when conflict started it opened up doors to separation, unwilling to close. The Ottoman Empire was up against some of the world’s most powerful countries: Britain, France, Italy, Russia and eventually United states. Winning the war, the Allied forces, consisted of both a powerful military force and powerful ideas/compromises. The Allied powers were determined to win the war, which lead to go to the highest of the highs to accomplish there goals and keep their promises to the Jew and Arabs. The consequences of their actions lead to a continuation of conflict between nations in the Middle East.
Before the war was over the British and the French came to an agreement about what would take place with the Empire when the war was over. This secret agreement is known as the Sykes-Picot Accord. The contents of this concord said that the Ottoman Empire would be split between the British and the French once the war came to a complete stop. Looking beyond this settlement, in 1917 the British promised a home for the Jews, the Balfour Declaration, in order to win over their support in the war. At the same time the British gained support from Arabs in Mecca under the leadership of Sharif Hussein, in return the British would grant them
Palestine and they could be independently ruled. Along with this split of nations, both having their own piece of land, at the end of the war, Saudi Arabia decided not to join the League of Nations and Turkey established a republic in order to stay out of the international conflicts. The large Middle East formally ruled under one empire then broke up into many pieces that within time began to have much conflict with one another. Along with the devastation of separation there was also a large amount of wasteland because of the many battles fought in the area. Not only were the people separated but the war resulted in a lot of economic trouble for everyone.
The terms of the agreements were not deliberated thoroughly before any action was taken. Because today we can see that each agreement has many careless errors that didn’t affect the British and French but it profoundly affects the people that live in the Middle East today. The decision to split Palestine into three, in order to return the favor to the Jews and Arabs, was one of the worst decisions made. The conflict over land continues today because of the issue of ownership of Jerusalem and complete control of Palestine. The effect of WWI and the peace agreements that were made shaped the Middle East to lag behind in technology and modern thoughts about how a society should be ran. This Area is very much separated by religion and conflict which in the end does not allow room for modernization. Due to the many conflicts with in the Middle East and its resentment towards the west, this area will always be many steps behind the other parts of the world.
Before the war was over the British and the French came to an agreement about what would take place with the Empire when the war was over. This secret agreement is known as the Sykes-Picot Accord. The contents of this concord said that the Ottoman Empire would be split between the British and the French once the war came to a complete stop. Looking beyond this settlement, in 1917 the British promised a home for the Jews, the Balfour Declaration, in order to win over their support in the war. At the same time the British gained support from Arabs in Mecca under the leadership of Sharif Hussein, in return the British would grant them
Palestine and they could be independently ruled. Along with this split of nations, both having their own piece of land, at the end of the war, Saudi Arabia decided not to join the League of Nations and Turkey established a republic in order to stay out of the international conflicts. The large Middle East formally ruled under one empire then broke up into many pieces that within time began to have much conflict with one another. Along with the devastation of separation there was also a large amount of wasteland because of the many battles fought in the area. Not only were the people separated but the war resulted in a lot of economic trouble for everyone.
The terms of the agreements were not deliberated thoroughly before any action was taken. Because today we can see that each agreement has many careless errors that didn’t affect the British and French but it profoundly affects the people that live in the Middle East today. The decision to split Palestine into three, in order to return the favor to the Jews and Arabs, was one of the worst decisions made. The conflict over land continues today because of the issue of ownership of Jerusalem and complete control of Palestine. The effect of WWI and the peace agreements that were made shaped the Middle East to lag behind in technology and modern thoughts about how a society should be ran. This Area is very much separated by religion and conflict which in the end does not allow room for modernization. Due to the many conflicts with in the Middle East and its resentment towards the west, this area will always be many steps behind the other parts of the world.
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