Sykes–Picot Agreement
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The Sykes–Picot Agreement was a secret 1916 accord between Britain and France, with Russian assent, that planned the post–World War I partition of the Ottoman Empire’s Middle Eastern territories into spheres of influence.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sykes–Picot Agreement canonical | 15 |
| Sykes-Picot Agreement | 1 |
| Sykes–Picot Agreement (secret wartime agreement affecting its future division) | 1 |
| Sykes–Picot Agreement 1916 | 1 |
| the Sykes–Picot Agreement | 1 |
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Target entity: Sykes–Picot Agreement Context triple: [Mesopotamian campaign (World War I), relatedTo, Sykes–Picot Agreement]
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Treaty of Sèvres
The Treaty of Sèvres was a 1920 post–World War I peace agreement that dismantled much of the Ottoman Empire, redrawing borders in the Middle East and paving the way for the modern Turkish Republic’s emergence after its subsequent rejection.
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Marrakesh Agreement
The Marrakesh Agreement is the 1994 international treaty that created the World Trade Organization and established the modern framework for global trade rules.
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Treaty of London (1913)
The Treaty of London (1913) was the peace agreement that ended the First Balkan War by redrawing the borders in the Balkans and significantly reducing the Ottoman Empire’s European territories.
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Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was a 1904 series of agreements that marked a historic diplomatic rapprochement between Britain and France, helping to reshape European alliances before World War I.
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E.
Treaty of Lausanne
The Treaty of Lausanne was the 1923 peace settlement that defined the modern borders of Turkey and replaced the Treaty of Sèvres, marking a key diplomatic turning point in the interwar period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sykes–Picot Agreement Target entity description: The Sykes–Picot Agreement was a secret 1916 accord between Britain and France, with Russian assent, that planned the post–World War I partition of the Ottoman Empire’s Middle Eastern territories into spheres of influence.
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A.
Treaty of Sèvres
The Treaty of Sèvres was a 1920 post–World War I peace agreement that dismantled much of the Ottoman Empire, redrawing borders in the Middle East and paving the way for the modern Turkish Republic’s emergence after its subsequent rejection.
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B.
Marrakesh Agreement
The Marrakesh Agreement is the 1994 international treaty that created the World Trade Organization and established the modern framework for global trade rules.
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C.
Treaty of London (1913)
The Treaty of London (1913) was the peace agreement that ended the First Balkan War by redrawing the borders in the Balkans and significantly reducing the Ottoman Empire’s European territories.
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D.
Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was a 1904 series of agreements that marked a historic diplomatic rapprochement between Britain and France, helping to reshape European alliances before World War I.
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E.
Treaty of Lausanne
The Treaty of Lausanne was the 1923 peace settlement that defined the modern borders of Turkey and replaced the Treaty of Sèvres, marking a key diplomatic turning point in the interwar period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I–era diplomatic agreement
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international agreement ⓘ secret treaty ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire
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Middle East ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| countryAffected |
Iraq
ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ Palestine ⓘ Syria ⓘ Jordan ⓘ
surface form:
Transjordan
Turkey ⓘ |
| createdSphereOfInfluenceFor |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1916 ⓘ |
| fullName | Asia Minor Agreement ⓘ |
| hasCriticism |
accused of ignoring ethnic and sectarian realities
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seen as symbol of Western imperialism in the Middle East ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
contributed to later Arab disillusionment with Allied promises
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shaped modern borders in the Middle East ⓘ |
| influenced |
League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman Arab provinces
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surface form:
League of Nations mandates in the Middle East
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| leakDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| leakedBy |
Council of People's Commissars
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolshevik government
|
| legalForm | diplomatic correspondence ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
François Georges-Picot
ⓘ
Mark Sykes ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
François Georges-Picot
ⓘ
Mark Sykes ⓘ |
| precedes | San Remo Conference ⓘ |
| providedFor | international administration of Palestine ⓘ |
| publicationOutlet | Pravda ⓘ |
| purpose |
division of spheres of influence between Britain and France
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partition of Ottoman Empire territories in the Middle East ⓘ |
| regionAllocatedToBritain |
Iraq
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Jordan Valley ⓘ Persian Gulf hinterland ⓘ |
| regionAllocatedToFrance |
Lebanon
ⓘ
coastal Syria ⓘ parts of southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Balfour Declaration
ⓘ
Hussein–McMahon Correspondence ⓘ |
| signedBy |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| signedDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| status | secret at time of conclusion ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| typeOfDivision | spheres of influence ⓘ |
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Subject: Sykes–Picot Agreement Description of subject: The Sykes–Picot Agreement was a secret 1916 accord between Britain and France, with Russian assent, that planned the post–World War I partition of the Ottoman Empire’s Middle Eastern territories into spheres of influence.
Referenced by (19)
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