HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Arab nations gained their independence from the Ottomans.
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Jews gained a homeland in Palestine.
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Mandates were created, controlled by Britain and France.
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The region was spared from the influenza pandemic.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The partition of the Ottoman Empire (30 October 1918 – 1 November 1922) was a geopolitical event that occurred after World War I and the occupation of Istanbul by British, French and Italian troops in November 1918.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British were awarded three mandated territories by the League of Nations after WWI: Palestine, Mesopotamia (later Iraq), and control of the coastal strip between the Mediterranean Sea and the River Jordan.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under the mandate system, Syria and Lebanon went to the French. The British took over Palestine and three Ottoman provinces of Mesopotamia and created modern-day Iraq.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the early 1920s, British and French control of these territories became formalized by the League of Nations’ mandate system. And on 29 September 1923 France was assigned the League of Nations mandate of Syria, which included the territory of present-day Lebanon and Alexandretta in addition to modern Syria.
Detailed explanation-5: -Class A mandates consisted of the former Turkish provinces of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine. These territories were considered sufficiently advanced that their provisional independence was recognized, though they were still subject to Allied administrative control until they were fully able to stand alone.
Detailed explanation-6: -Through the Sykes-Picot agreement, the British took Iraq and Palestine (which included Jordan) whereas the French took Lebanon and Syria. The British ruled their mandate by indirect rule, whereas the French ruled by direct civilian and military rule.