HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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The British and French areas were in conflict with the Russian areas
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The borders did not respect the different ethnic and religious boundaries of the area
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The League of Nations did not approve of how the area was partitioned
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The San Remo Conference forced Britain and France to change their borders
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Detailed explanation-1: -While the French gained control of the Levant, which would later become modern day nations like Syria and Lebanon, the British were given the Mandate for Palestine. The British Mandate for Palestine gave the British control over the lands that have since become Jordan, Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1919, the British and French implemented the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement and divided the Arab world into nation-states. The League of Nations recognized these borders and allotted “mandates” to the French and British to govern these states until it was determined that they were ready for independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British-and French-controlled countries were divided by the Sykes–Picot line. The agreement allocated to the UK control of what is today southern Israel and Palestine, Jordan and southern Iraq, and an additional small area that included the ports of Haifa and Acre to allow access to the Mediterranean.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Sykes-Picot Agreement, drawn during the war in 1916, divided the region into spheres of influence between the British and the French: roughly, Palestine, Jordan, and Iraq were designated British while Lebanon and Syria were assigned to the French, should the Allies win the war.