WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On May 19, 1916, representatives of Great Britain and France secretly reach an accord, known as the Sykes-Picot Agreement, by which most of the Arab lands under the rule of the Ottoman Empire are to be divided into British and French spheres of influence with the conclusion of World War I.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is accordingly understood between the French and British governments: That France and Great Britain are prepared to recognize and protect an independent Arab states or a confederation of Arab states (a) and (b) marked on the annexed map, under the suzerainty of an Arab chief.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ths Sykes-Picot Agreement was based on the assumption that the Allies would defeat the Ottoman Empire. The primary negotiations leading to the agreement occurred between 23 November 1915 and 3 January 1816 on which British diplomat Mark Sykes and French diplomat François Georges-Picot drew up a memorandum.

Detailed explanation-4: -A majority of the struggles in the Middle East over the past one hundred years can be tied back to the Sykes Picot Agreement. Drafted in the final years of WWI, the Sykes Picot Agreement was a secret document negotiated by British officer Mark Sykes and French diplomat François Georges-Picot.