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How did the British role in the SykesÂPicot Agreement of 1916 impact Palestinians search for an
independent Arab state?
Daniel Hernandez
Candidate Number: 1477Â0084
Session: May 2014
International Baccalaureate Historical Investigation
Word Count: 1,893
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How did the British role in the SykesÂPicot Agreement of 1916 impact Palestinians search for an
independent Arab state?
Table of Contents
A. Plan of Investigationâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦.3
B. Summary of Evidenceâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦..4
C. Evaluation of Sourcesâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦..7
D. Analysisâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦..9
E. Conclusionâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦..12
F. Bibliographyâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦â¦13
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How did the British role in the SykesÂPicot Agreement of 1916 impact Palestinians search for an
independent Arab state?
A. Plan of Investigation
This investigation will address how significantly the SykesÂPicot Agreement of 1916 impacted
Palestinians quest for an independent Arab state. To explore the secret agreement on impacting
nationalism, events before, during, and after the agreement are analyzed. ArabÂBritish negotiations and
relations are investigated through the McMahonÂHussein Correspondence, British actions in the
agreement, and the immediate aftermath with the Balfour Declaration. The scope of this research is
1914 through 1917. Letters, journals, historian's analyses and perspectives of Palestinian and British
government officials will be used to analyze how significantly Arab nationalism was affected by British
actions in the SykesÂPicot agreement. Sources, The Question of Palestine, BritishÂJewishÂArab
Relations: 1914Â1918, by Isaiah Friedman, and Jonathan Schneer's The Balfour Declaration: The
Origins of the ArabÂIsraeli Conflict, provide significant evidence, and are evaluated for origin,
purpose, values, and limitations.
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B. Summary of Evidence
Leading up to the European control in the Middle East, Arab Provinces were restive towards
the Sultan in Constantinople. When the war struck in 1914 Turkish leaders suppressed Arab revolts 1
towards the Sultan by hanging several Arab leaders of various provinces Prior to the SykesÂPicot 2
Agreement, British diplomats...