HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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Who divided the Ottoman Empire into new countries at the end of WWI?
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European Powers
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Middle East Governments
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Ottoman Empire
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United States
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Explanation:
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: -The Sykes-Picot Agreement In the summer of 1915, following the start of the Gallipoli campaign, the French, British, and Russian empires began negotiations to split up the Ottoman empire and claim their own spheres of influence.
Detailed explanation-3: -Treaty of Sèvres The treaty abolished the Ottoman Empire and obliged Turkey to renounce all rights over Arab Asia and North Africa.
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