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The Begining
The conflict has been going on since the early 1900s. When the mostly-Arab, mostly-Muslim region was part of the Ottoman Empire Hundreds of thousands of Jews were moving into the area, as part of a movement called Zionism. -
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The Begining
"The conflict has been going on since the early 1900s, when the mostly-Arab, mostly-Muslim region was part of the Ottoman Empire and, starting in 1917. Hundreds of thousands of Jews were moving into the area, as part of a movement called Zionism. -
The collapse of the Ottoman Empire
World War I radically changed the political geography of the Middle East. The Ottoman Empire had long been the 'Sick Man of Europe,' hemorrhaging territory for nearly a century. -
Arab Uprising Against Ottoman Empior
In a series of eight letters written between 14 July 1915 and 30 January 1916, the two men negotiated the terms under which Hussein would encourage the Arabs to revolt against the Ottoman Empire.And then enter World War I on the side of the Allies. -
Arab Uprising Against Ottoman Empire
In a series of eight letters written between 14 July 1915 and 30 January 1916, the two men negotiated the terms under which Hussein would encourage the Arabs to revolt against the Ottoman Empire and enter World War I on the side of the Allies. Hussein demanded British recognition of the independence of the Arab areas of the Ottoman Empire. -
Borders
On May 16, 1916, the Sykes-Picot Agreement, officially known as the Asia Minor Agreement, laid down the borders of the Middle East. The diplomats, Francois Georges-Picot for France and Sir Mark Sykes for Britain, had worked out the details in five months of negotiations -
Jewish Immigration
The Nazi assumption of power in 1933 triggered a massive refugee crisis as German Jews sought to find safe haven from persecution. Around 154,300 Jews had entered Palestine legally.
