World War Civ 32: Britain’s plans for Arab lands – Sykes-Picot, 1916
The Anti Empire Project with Justin Podur
January 20, 20241h 6m
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Show Notes
Early in the Great War Britain decided to dismantle the Turkish Empire and made promises to Arab leaders of independence if they would rebel against Britain’s Turkish enemy. While one British leader was making these promises, another, Mark Sykes, was making a deal with other imperialists for the division of Arab lands between them. Follow … <a href="https://podur.org/2024/01/20/world-war-civ-32-britains-plans-for-arab-lands-sykes-picot-1916/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "World War Civ 32: Britain’s plans for Arab lands – Sykes-Picot, 1916"</span></a>