The Flawed Borders of the Middle East

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211209.220How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Conference of San Remo; Sykes-Picot Agreement; McMahon Hussein Correspondence; U.S King Crane Commission; mandate; Leagues of Nation

Abstract

In this paper, I will be seeking to introduce the history and the reasons of how and why the flawed border of the Middle East was created after World War I. After World War I, Britain and France as two major ally powers who had defeated Ottoman attempts to divide up the Ottoman post-war territories. As a result, this irrational border was a product of Britain and France tried to expand their influence in the Middle East, instead of the political desire of the local Arabs. To prove this conclusion, I analysed multiple historical primary sources, such the content of Sykes-Picot Agreement, McMahon Hussein Correspondence, U.S King Crane Commission, and Conference of San Remo, as supporting evidence. The McMahon Hussein Correspondence and the U.S. King Crane Commission embodied the Arab demand for an independent Arab state at the time. Conversely, Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Conference of San Remo embodied the interests of European powers.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xunheng Wu
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/15
TI  - The Flawed Borders of the Middle East
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 3rd International Conference on Economic Management and Cultural Industry (ICEMCI 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1353
EP  - 1357
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211209.220
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211209.220
ID  - Wu2021
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