HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Returned to colonial rule after World War II.
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Withdrew from the newly-created United Nations.
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Fell into violence along political and religious lines.
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Saw an end to religious conflict among nations in the region.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Iraq and Palestine (including modern Jordan and Israel) were assigned to Great Britain, while Turkish-ruled Syria and Lebanon went to France. All Class A mandates reached full independence by 1949.
Detailed explanation-2: -Classes of the Mandate System In the Middle East for Britain, this included Palestine (now Israel and Palestine), Mesopotamia (now Iraq), and TransJordan, (now Jordan). For France, there was Lebanon and Syria. Class B mandates were former German territories in which independence was in the foreseeable future.
Detailed explanation-3: -The system established after World War I to administer former territories of the German and Ottoman empires. Until World War I, the victors of most European wars took control of conquered territories as the spoils of victory.
Detailed explanation-4: -he mandate system gave European powers, particularly Britain and France, continued influence over the Middle East. This angered many Arabs, who expected promises for self-sovereignty to be fulfilled after their participation on the side of the Allies in World War I.