History ETDs

Publication Date

5-18-1966

Abstract

When the Allies signed an armistice with the Ottoman empire at Mudros on October 30, 1918, their problems with the Turks were only beginning. The Turks had suspected in 1914 that the victory of the Allies would eventually mean the dismemberment of the Ottoman state. The European powers, exceeding even the Turkish expectations, partitioned the Near East through treaties and counter treaties, promises and counter promises, including the Sykes-Picot agreement, the agreement of St. Jean de Maurienne, and the Balfour Declaration, as well as promises made to the Arabs and to the Greeks. The Russians were to have a large share, including the Straits, but they backed out of the fray in 1917.

Level of Degree

Masters

Degree Name

History

Department Name

History

First Committee Member (Chair)

Gunther Eric Rothenberg

Second Committee Member

Frank William Iklé

Third Committee Member

Barrett Lynn Beer

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

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