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In the summer of 1914 the Great European powers found themselves
inexorably sliding to war... more |
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The Ottoman Empire in 1914 was commonly known as 'the sick man
of Europe'...more |
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Under limited Ottoman control from 1805, Egypt came increasingly
under British influence...more |
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Over-extended on a number of fronts the British were keen to
recruit new allies...more |
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The Grand Sharif appealed to the British for the support he
had been promised...more |
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The Arabs focused their attacks on the Hejaz railway...more
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The capture of Jerusalem lifted Lawrence's spirits, until he
learned of Britain and France's secret treaties...more
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The Paris Peace Conference - creation of countries, the Modern
Middle East....more |
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