What was the name of the secret 1916 agreement that divided the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire between Great Britain and France?
What was the name of the secret 1916 agreement that divided the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire between Great Britain and France? Correct Answer Sykes-Picot
The secret Sykes-Picot agreement conflicted with other British commitments such as the Balfour Declaration (1917), which pledged support for a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine, and Husayn-McMahon correspondence (1915-16), which seemed to promise an independent Arab kingdom for Husayn Ibn Ali, the emir of Mecca.