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When did the McMahon-Hussein Correspondence occur?
1915-1916
Who did Britain ally with in Arabia?
Sharif Hussein bin al-Hashimi.
What 3 reasons did Britain contact Sharif Hussein bin al-Hashimi?
Disrupt Ottoman War effort
Secure the Suez Canal
Provide political and religious legitimacy for Britain.
What religious reason did Britain have for allying with the Sharif of Makkah and Medina?
An alliance with the ruler of holiest cities of Islam would reduce the legitimacy of the war on the allies being called a jihad.
How many letters were sent between McMahon and Hussein?
10
Who was Sir Henry McMahon?
British High Commissioner in Egypt
What did Hussein agree to do?
Launch an Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire
How much gold did Hussein ask in return for the revolt?
£50,000 a year
What change in territory did Hussein request in return for the revolt?
Pan-Arab state post WWI
Which territories were left out of the pan-Arab proposals in the McMahon-Hussein correspondence?
Portions of Syria West of Damascus
Homs
Hamma
Aleppo
Why may have the British been deliberately vague in the promise of a pan-Arab state?
Claim Palestine on wording
Why may Britain have genuinely misunderstood the wording of the promise of pan-Arabism?
Poor translations
When was the Sykes-Picot agreement?
1916
Which countries did Britain negotiate with for the Sykes-Picot agreement?
Russia
France
What part of Mesopotamia did Britain gain as a colony under the Sykes-Picot agreement?
South-East Mesopotamia
What part of Palestine did Britain gain under the Sykes-Picot agreement?
Haifa (on the Palestinian coastline)
What area of Turkey did France take according to the Sykes-Picot agreement?
South East
What areas did Russia gain according to the Sykes-Picot agreement?
Armenia
Istanbul
Why did Russia want Istanbul under the Sykes-Picot agreement?
Constantinople was the birthplace of Orthodox Christianity
What area was deemed international territory under the Sykes-Picot agreement?
Modern day Palestine
What agreement did the Sykes-Picot agreement contradict?
Hussein-McMahon correspondence
What did the Balfour declaration support?
Zionist movement
What agreements did the Balfour declaration contradict?
Hussein-McMahon correspondence
Sykes-Picot agreement
When was the Balfour declaration issued?
October 1917
How did the war against the Ottomans influence the Balfour declaration?
Stalled in 1917 and wanted to break through
How did the decline of Britain's allies influence the Balfour declaration?
Desperate without Russia as an ally
How did Britain believe that the Balfour Declaration would secure American assistance?
Large Jewish population
When was the Balfour Declaration issued?
1917
How did Britain change the final Balfour declaration to make it more cautious?
Facilitate the achievements of this objects
What 3 broader changes did the final Balfour declaration?
Cautiousness
Scope
Palestinian rights
What type of rights did the Balfour could not be infringed upon?
Political
Which religions formed associations in reaction to the Balfour declaration?
Muslim-Christian
When was the King-Crane commission set up?
1919
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