The Middle East and World War I

Watch this video. Before 1914, most of the Middle East was divided between the Ottoman and British empires, two powers on opposing sides of World War I. The war's victors redrew the borders of the countries of the Middle East, essentially wiping the Ottoman Empire off the map, laying the foundations for several modern nation-states and conflicts that persist in the region today.

 

Source: World History Project, https://youtu.be/_2EmLl7Ln1g
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