Britain, in possession of the Suez Canal…

1912 CE to 1923 CE

Britain, in possession of the Suez Canal and playing a dominant role in India and Egypt, attaches great strategic importance to the Near and Middle East.

British policy, however, espouses conflicting objectives; as a result, London becomes involved in three distinct and contradictory negotiations concerning the fate of the region.

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Abdul Hamid II View → Ismail Enver Pasha View → Mehmed V View →

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Arab people View → Jews View → Christians, Maronite View → Muslims, Sunni View → Muslims, Shi'a View → Christians, Eastern Orthodox View → Ottoman Empire View → Palestine, Ottoman View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Arab nationalism View → Syria, Ottoman viyalet of View → Beirut Vilayet View → ZO (Zionist Organization) View → Zionism View →

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Aliyah, First View → Aliyah, Second View → Young Turk Revolution View →

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Faith View → Government View → Custom and Law View → political movement View →

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