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Following is a reply to a forum post made by a year 11 student in my Modern History class 1-McMahon-Hussein letters. make sure you consider why the British actually made these promises (remember paradise by the dashboard lights(Arab support against the Turks and regional security)). Also consider how this was recieved by the Arabs. They thought The British had included Jerusalem in their agreement, The British did not. did this create some mistrust between the Arabs and the British? 2-Sykes/Picot agreement. 3-Balfour declaration. Consider why the Bitish made this promise. Think about the timing. In 1917 the Ottoman empire was all but defeated and the British did not need the Arabs. What they did need was US support. Helping the Zionists would help the British cause in the USA. 4-The Mandate system 5-Churchill White paper - why was it created and what were its recommendations and outcomes? How did the different groups respond to it? 6-Passfield White paper - why was it created and what were its recommendations and outcomes? How did the different groups respond to it? 7-Peel Commission - why was it created and what were its recommendations and outcomes? How did the different groups respond to it? Consider why the Arabs rejected it. These guys would see accepting the recommendations as a loss as they were giving up what was rightfully theirs, whereas the Jews would have seen it as a foot in the door and a victory. 8-The White Paper- why was it created and what were its recommendations and outcomes? How did the different groups respond to it? What is important to consider for the White Paper is the timing of it. At the beginning of WWII regional security for the SUEZ and oil had become a vital issue. The Jews could not provide these things so the Brits turned to the Arabs as they had done at the beginning of WWI. Consider how these promises and White papers contradicted each other and how the two different groups would react to this. Would it create mistrust towards the British Empire? I thought I would have a go at embedding a video off Youtube. media type="youtube" key="ZqXOcdYMl60?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

I particularly like this feature as there are often some very inappropriate comments on youtube...as well as some very dodgy videos. This feature is a nice way of being able to direct students to the work YOU want.