French and English Mandates
- “The sick man of Europe”: Ottoman Empire breaks up and becomes Turkey
- French and British divide up the former Ottoman territories into mandates
- Suez Canal and oil are the reasons for their interest
- Sykes-Picot agreement, 1916, gave most of the territory to Britain
- Iraq, Trans-Jordan and Palestine to Br.
- Syria and Lebanon to French
- They set up Arab governments in all mandates except Palestine
Summary: The Ottoman Empire or "sick man of Europe" breaks up and eventually becomes present day Turkey, while France and Britain divide the land equally into mandates. Their interests are fueled by the idea of oil, and additionally the Suez Canal. Although the Sykes-Picot agreement signed in 1916 gave the British the majority of the territory.
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