In the year of 1916, the Ottoman Empire broke apart. This, divided the two Colonies of France and Great Britain further leading to the division of the formerly shared territories equally through mandates. Following this, Britain went on to pursue control over the middle East. Britain promised to the Jews that they woud set up a Jewish homeland in Palestine and had also promised the Arabs independence in the region. This marked the beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Britain managed to only makes things world in the Middle East following World War I as the mandates and promises made, resulted in much turmoil through tension among the Arabs and Jews. Despite its many efforts, the United Nations has been unsuccessful in creating world peace as the problem in the Middle East is highly insolvable.
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