EPISODE · Aug 15, 2019 · 1H 3M
Partition of the Ottoman Empire
from Bro History · host Bro History
During WW1, the British and French made a secret deal to split up the Ottoman Empire’s Middle Eastern territories. They did this by drawing a diagonal line on a map that ran from the Mediterranean Sea to the Mountains in Persia. This secret deal is called the Sykes-Picot Agreement. Today, we explore this history and geopolitical realities that led up to this deal. ATTENTION - Help your brothers out and fill this feedback survey out. You can win a $500 Amazon gift card. Who wouldn't like that? www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave. https://www.patreon.com/brohistory #106 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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During WW1, the British and French made a secret deal to split up the Ottoman Empire’s Middle Eastern territories. They did this by drawing a diagonal line on a map that ran from the Mediterranean Sea to the Mountains in Persia. This secret deal is called the Sykes-Picot Agreement. Today, we explore this history and geopolitical realities that led up to this deal. ATTENTION - Help your brothers out and fill this feedback survey out. You can win a $500 Amazon gift card. Who wouldn't like that? www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave. https://www.patreon.com/brohistory #106 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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