solutions. The origins of the modern day Israel-Palestine conflict were cause largely by British interest in winning the Great War which led to double dealing between the Arabs and the Jews which are particularly prominent in the Balfour declaration‚ Sykes-picot treaty and the Hussein-McMahon correspondence. The Balfour declaration of the 2nd of November 1917 stated: "_His Majesty’s Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people‚ and will use their best
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Christians came into play: the Ottomans and their allies carried out genocide against Christians. Also‚ during World War I‚ the French and the British secretly agreed on the division of the Ottoman Empire. This resulted in the Sykes-Picot agreement of 1916. The Sykes-Picot line was really a straight line that ran from Jordan to Iran. France had Lebanon and Syria. These events during the course of the four years are incredibly important. First‚ because the Ottomans sided with Germany‚ their empire
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British seized control of Palestine along with Iraq and Jordan after the First World War as part of the Sykes-Picot agreement with France in 1916. Palestine was under ottoman control before the British acquired it from them. Palestine‚ along with the other Arab states served as a potential ally for the British to help win the war. This was also part of the
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Moreover‚ Nationalism has shaped the US culture to be dependent on liberal tradition‚ universal rights‚ individualism‚ civic republicans‚ self-governance‚ collective rights and white population’s desire for continued dominance. Bonikowski says "a large majority apparently viewed Jews‚ Muslims‚ agnostics‚ and naturalized citizens as something less than “truly American” (Bonikowski‚ 2016‚ p. 11). Nationalism in the US resulted in social attitudes and policy preferences. Nationalism created “Americanism”
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in the region. This also developed terrorism to reject the foreign control. This played a role in the Sykes-Picot agreement. This agreement was one that split up the Middle East between France and Britain‚ into Spheres of Influence. This angered the Middle East and caused Britain and France to be viewed as greedy. It was also a major factor that lead to the War of Independence. After the Sykes-Picot Agreement was made‚ the League of Nations made mandates that gave the former Central Power lands to
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The Creation of Israel The creation of Israel came to be‚ due to the many events in Jewish history. Events such as the Zionism movement and the Holocaust. The Jews wanted a homeland and Palestine was the place to be‚ their ‘Promised Land’ from Abraham their Holy Ancestor. During the Roman Empire times‚ the Romans had conquered and ruled over Palestine at AD70. When the Jews revolted‚ the Romans destroyed their Jewish Temple and all that was left of the Temple to this day is the Wailing Wall which
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Britain hoped to protect its colonial interests in the region and have a dominant role in the post-war partitioning of the Ottoman Empire among the Allied powers. France also had its interest in the region and the two countries established the Sykes-Picot agreement in 1916 that divided the Middle East into areas of influence. Palestine and Mesopotamia during World War: Britain’s two major onslaughts against the Turks took place in Mesopotamia and the Palestine. In order to protect the Anglo-Persian
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Rothschild‚ a rich French businessman‚ assisted in their efforts by financing 19 Jewish settlements with 250 families and 27 000 hectares of land‚ and this pattern of Jewish development in Palestine would last for many years. Furthermore‚ the Sykes-Picot agreement of 1916 added to French involvement in Palestine. Both the French and British governments were fearful of Russian control in the crumbling Turkish Empire‚ of which Palestine was a part of. As a result‚ a secret agreement was made with
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Modern History: Essay/Film Response From an historical perspective‚ David Leans’ film‚ Lawrence of Arabia was flawed with inaccuracies of both characters (especially Lawrence) and events‚ but it was truly an epic film that has been rightly seen as a classic. The crumbling Ottoman Empire of the 19th century was put under pressure by the expanding imperial powers of Britain‚ France and Germany‚ each wanting territory in the Middle East. For example‚ Britain’s interest in the land was for oil
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‘A big part of a story is lost when it becomes a movie.’ A story is not the same once it changes into a film. In this case‚ the story is a historical‚ non-fiction story that adapted into a movie. Of course‚ there are many changes from the real-life event happened to the film. Many scenes are examples of the difference between the reality of what happened and what the scenes are in the movie. Though‚ of course‚ Hollywood can’t help but change the story like it’s not history but some fiction. There
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