Sykes-Picot Agreement:The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret agreement during World War I. It was between the British government and the French government dealing with the separation of the Ottoman Empire between the Allied Powers. The terms of this agreement were given out in a letter on May 9, 1916. This agreement became official through the sending of letters between the three Allied Powers, on April 26 and May 23, 1916. This agreement was confirmed in the Treaty of St. Jean de Maurienne. It was agreed that France would have direct control over Cilicia, Lebanon, and the greater part of Galilee. Also an Arab state was to be created under French protection. Britain was given control over southern Mesopotamia, rights to build a railway to Baghdad, and the territory east of the Jordan River and the Negev. Also Britain was given an Arab state under their own protection. |
Review Questions:
1. What was the Sykes - Picot Agreement?
2. Why is the Sykes - Picot Agreement so important?
1. What was the Sykes - Picot Agreement?
2. Why is the Sykes - Picot Agreement so important?