World War I shapes the Middle East: The 20th century

World War I marked a significant shift in the political and social order of the Middle East, as it was the beginning of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916 outlined the new borders of the Middle East, which were largely imposed upon the region by European powers.

World War I also brought about the formation of the League of Nations, which was the precursor to the United Nations.

The British and French mandates in the Middle East gave control of the region to the new colonial powers, which would later become the states of the modern Middle East.

The conflict also caused a mass migration of many Middle Eastern peoples, as they fled the war-torn region in search of safety and stability.

World War I also sparked the emergence of Arab nationalism, as many Arabs sought to resist the domination of European powers in the region.

The Balfour Declaration of 1917, in which the British government officially endorsed the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, was a major milestone in the creation of the modern state of Israel.

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