In this episode we do a cursory tour around several things related to World War I that help create the backdrop for the rise of the major pan-Arab/pan-Islamic movements in the 20th century: Arab nationalism, the Arab Revolt, Sykes-Picot, Balfour, the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, the mandates, etc. This should help us set the table to start talking abo…
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