Short-Term Causes - Britain - British Promises
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What was the McMahon Declaration and when was it signed?
1915: McMahon Declaration
- British High Commissioner in Cairo, Sir Henry McMahon, corresponded with Hussein Ibn Ali, Serif of Mecca, promising British support for Arab independence if the Arabs rose up against Turkish rule
What was the Sykes-Picot Agreement and when was it signed?
1916: The Sykes-Picot Agreement
- Britain and France defined respective spheres of influence following the end of 1916
- Britain was to gain control of XXXX, France xxxx
- Palestine would come under an international administration
The Balfour Declaration (1917)
1917: The Balfour Declaration
- British Foreign Secretary, Arthur Balfour, wrote to British Zionist Federation
- Declared support of British government of a 'national home for the Jewish people'
- However, letter did stress that the Arab palestinians would also be taken into consideration: "nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine"
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