Posted on May 9, 2019

Sykes-Picot Agreement | Map, History, & Facts

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Sykes-Picot Agreement: Brits & French divide up the Ottoman Empire

Sykes-Picot Agreement | Map, History, & Facts

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CW5 Jack Cardwell

Posted 6 y ago

Great history read. Thanks !

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

Posted 6 y ago

Excellent history share sir, have a great morning sir.

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LCDR Joshua Gillespie

Posted 6 y ago

I love the absolutely chilling line from Lawrence of Arabia describing this. Sometimes, the cure is worse than the disease.

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Sykes-Picot Agreement | Map, History, & Facts

Sykes-Picot Agreement | Map, History, & Facts

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