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The Ottomans
who had conquered the eastern Mediterranean in 1516 - sided with Germany during the first World War. -
The Arabs took over Syria
led by Prince Faysal ibn Huseyn of the Arabian Hashemite dynasty. -
Jewish immigration
increased just before the second world war due to persecution by the Nazis. Jewish immigrated because of the Nazis.They wanted to stand up for themselves. -
Britain gave up
Britain gave up its mandate and the United Nations took over supervision. -
The British
The British divided their mandate in two. East of the river Jordan became the emirate of Transjordan and was ruled by Faysal’s brother Abdullah.
