Britain, in possession of the Suez Canal …
Years: 1912 - 1923
Britain, in possession of the Suez Canal and playing a dominant role in India and Egypt, attaches great strategic importance to the Near and Middle East.
British policy, however, espouses conflicting objectives; as a result, London becomes involved in three distinct and contradictory negotiations concerning the fate of the region.
British policy, however, espouses conflicting objectives; as a result, London becomes involved in three distinct and contradictory negotiations concerning the fate of the region.
People
Groups
- Arab people
- Jews
- Christians, Maronite
- Muslims, Sunni
- Muslims, Shi'a
- Christians, Eastern Orthodox
- Ottoman Empire
- Palestine, Ottoman
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Arab nationalism
- Syria, Ottoman viyalet of
- Beirut Vilayet
- ZO (Zionist Organization)
- Zionism
