WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Germany and Russia
|
|
|
France and Great Britain
|
|
|
Italy and Germany
|
|
|
Great Britain and Italy
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The mandate system in Arab states Mandates from the League of Nations gave France control of Syria and Lebanon. Britain held mandates over Palestine, Iraq, and the newly created Transjordan.
Detailed explanation-2: -On 25 April, the supreme inter-Allied council, which was formulating the Treaty of Sèvres, granted France the mandate of Syria (including Lebanon), and granted Britain the Mandate of Palestine (including Jordan), and Iraq.
Detailed explanation-3: -81. Following Russia’s withdrawal from the war in 1917, Britain and France became the two key actors in the post-war Middle East. Talks between them began in earnest in late 1915 and reached an initial conclusion with the Sykes-Picot agreement of January 1916.
Detailed explanation-4: -The British Mandate for Palestine (1918-1948) was the outcome of several factors: the British occupation of territories previously ruled by the Ottoman Empire, the peace treaties that brought the First World War to an end, and the principle of self-determination that emerged after the war.