Great Britain and France Sign the San Remo Agreement
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Economics, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Natural Resources
- Subcategories: Business, Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations, Energy, Fuel, Power Sources
- Curriculum: Italian History, 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, French History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: England, France, Italy
- Date: April 26, 1920
Article abstract: Meeting in San Remo, the Allied leaders of Great Britain, France, and Italy divided up the Turkish possessions of the Middle East, with Great Britain and France dividing Middle Eastern oil.
Summary of Event
The map of the Middle East in the late twentieth century was the product of political decisions made during World War I (1914-1918). These decisions in their turn were the product of wartime exigencies confirmed in the peace settlement of Versailles, including arrangements made elsewhere and enshrined in the peace treaties among the...
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