The Partitioning Agreements of the Ottoman Empire began 2-3 years BEFORE it fell. France and Britain were at the forefront of the Land Grabs. Initially, the Russian Empire was involved in the partitioning agreements and allocations were to be: western Armenia, Constantinople, and the Turkish Straits (which had already been promised under the 1915 Constantinople Agreement). Britain was supposed to get Iran, and France was to get Syria, Palestine, and Cilicia. The Bolsheviks severed the Russ...
Published on March 04, 2024 20:01