Sykes-Picot Agreement

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical treaty
gptkbp:aimsTo control_Middle_Eastern_territories
gptkbp:associated_with the concept of artificial borders
gptkbp:contraindication Balfour Declaration
gptkbp:criticism secretive negotiations
ignoring local populations
its lack of transparency
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations secure oil resources
shaped_the_modern_Middle_East.
gptkbp:established gptkb:British_Mandate_in_Palestine
gptkb:French_Mandate_in_Syria
gptkb:British_Mandate_in_Iraq
gptkbp:followedBy the_San_Remo_conference
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:France
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:has_implications_for current geopolitical tensions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sykes-Picot Agreement
gptkbp:influenced geopolitical interests
British_imperial_policy
Middle_Eastern_borders
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Bolsheviks
gptkbp:is_a modern_Middle_Eastern_conflicts
the_Sykes-Picot_line
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of post-war territorial negotiations
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of numerous historical debates
gptkbp:is_designed_to define spheres of influence
gptkbp:is_featured_in a_symbol_of_Western_imperialism
gptkbp:is_part_of Great Game
post-war agreements
World_War_I_diplomacy
gptkbp:is_used_in discussions of colonialism
the context of colonial legacies
a_betrayal_of_Arab_aspirations
historical_analyses_of_the_Middle_East
gptkbp:led_to conflicts in the region
Arab_disillusionment
gptkbp:maintainedBy secret until 1917
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Arab_nationalists
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:François_Georges-Picot
gptkb:Mark_Sykes
gptkbp:resultedIn division_of_Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:signature 1916
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:London
the Allies
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the rise of nationalism in the region
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Ottoman_Empire's_involvement_in_WWI
gptkbp:was_marked_by gptkb:League_of_Nations_mandates
May 1916