The Historical Context
Words: 883 Pages: 3 4083During the tumultuous period of the First World War, Great Britain and France forged an alliance against the Ottoman Empire. Their victory led to the enactment of the Sykes-Picot Agreement, which essentially divided the Ottoman Empire's territories between these two colonial powers. Among the regions affected, Syria became a focal point of French colonial ambitions. The French established arbitrary boundaries for their new territories, including Syria, and attempted to impose French culture—specifically Catholicism and the French language—upon the predominantly Sunni […]