M4.1 Discussion: The Middle East Many of the tensions in the Middle East today h

M4.1 Discussion: The Middle East
Many of the tensions in the Middle East today have their origins in the post-World War I settlements that created the states of Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon from the remnants of the Ottoman Empire.
Negotiations took place primarily between the British and the French as imperial and economic interests (i.e. oil) took precedence over the ideas of self-determination of the native populations. The squabbling over the boundaries and leadership of these new successor states resulted in the creation of artificial states that had insufficient regard for ethnic and/or historic realities.
For this discussion, please create posts about the following:
British dealings in the Middle East, as seen in the primary source documents below
Differences between the nation-states that emerged in the aftermath of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of the nation-state we considered in module 1.
Long-term effects of the post-World War I settlements in the Middle East.
These sources can assist you with answering the questions above:
Sir Henry McMahon, Letter to Ali ibn Husain, 1915
The Balfour Declaration, 1917
Anglo-French Negotiations over the Boundaries of Palestine, 1919-1920
Boundless World History, Partition of the Ottoman Empire
Boundless World History, Israel and Palestine
The Balfour Declaration’s Impact, 100 years On (video; 8:03)