Breakup of the ottoman empire
•“The sick man of Europe”: Ottoman Empire breaks up and becomes Turkey
•French and British divide up the former Ottoman territories into mandates
•Suez Canal and oil are the reasons for their interest
•Sykes-Picot agreement, 1916, gave most of the territory to Britain
•Iraq, Trans-Jordan and Palestine to Br.
•Syria and Lebanon to French
•They set up Arab governments in all mandates except Palestine
•French and British divide up the former Ottoman territories into mandates
•Suez Canal and oil are the reasons for their interest
•Sykes-Picot agreement, 1916, gave most of the territory to Britain
•Iraq, Trans-Jordan and Palestine to Br.
•Syria and Lebanon to French
•They set up Arab governments in all mandates except Palestine
Additional information on the ottoman empire
Summary
The ottoman empire end up becoming turkey. The French and British decided to make mandates out of section of the old empire. The backbone to these decisions is the Suez Canal. They set up Arab governments in all mandates except Palestine.