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British foreign policy in the Middle East has involved multiple considerations, particularly over the last two and a half centuries. These included maintaining access to British India, blocking Russian or French threats to that access, protecting the Suez Canal, supporting the declining Ottoman Empire against Russian threats, guaranteeing an oil supply after 1900 from Middle East fields ...
A map showing the partition of the Ottoman Empire as a result of the Treaty of Sèvres. August 10 The Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Sèvres with the Allied powers (except the US, which never declared war on Turkey). The treaty partitions the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish armed forces are reduced in size. Greece did not accept the borders ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Palestine 1920–1948 Flag Public Seal Mandatory Palestine in 1946 Status Mandate of the United Kingdom Capital Jerusalem Common languages Arabic, English, Hebrew Religion (1922) 78% Islam 11% Judaism 10% Christianity 1% other including BaháΚΌí Faith, Druze faith Demonym(s) Palestinian High ...
The foreign relations of the Ottoman Empire were characterized by competition with the Persian Empire to the east, Russia to the north, and Austria to the west. The control over European minorities began to collapse after 1800, with Greece being the first to break free, followed by Serbia. Egypt was lost in 1798–1805.
The Ottoman Empire had been the leading Islamic state in geopolitical, cultural, and ideological terms. The partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after the war led to the domination of the Middle East by Western powers such as Britain and France, and saw the creation of the modern Arab world and the Republic of Turkey.
World War II began in Europe on 1 September 1939 [1] [2] with the German invasion of Poland and the United Kingdom and France's declaration of war on Germany two days later on 3 September 1939. Dates for the beginning of the Pacific War include the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War on 7 July 1937, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] or the earlier Japanese ...
Three British leaders played major roles. Lord Palmerston in the 1830–65 era considered the Ottoman Empire an essential component in the balance of power, was the most favourable toward Constantinople. William Gladstone in the 1870s sought to build a Concert of Europe that would support the survival of the empire.
British Empire France Italy Russian Empire Austria-Hungary (until 12 April 1898) German Empire (until 16 March 1898) Ottoman Empire: British victory. Establishment of the Cretan State. Withdraw of Ottoman forces from Crete. Benin Expedition of 1897 (1897) United Kingdom Kingdom of Benin: British victory: Second Samoan Civil War (1898–1899)