HIS103Y1 Lecture 28: The Great War 1914- Part Three
Document Summary
September 1914 the main entente power made a public declaration that they would never sign peace with any of their enemies. However this would not be possible (russia left the entente in 1918). Britain began to support russia to take over the straits and allow russia to become. The french under the british pressure they too also signed on to the deal. By the sykes-picot agreement was plan to separate the ottoman empire. French wanted to occupy syria and the british were to inherit transjordan, southern. Russia was to gain influence in asia minor, armenia and. This war was like no other it mobilized all populations. People demanded to take part in policy making especially because they were the ones that fought the war and suffered the consequences. October 1917 bolshevik revolution (vladimir lenin, trotsky) proposed end of the war and announced right of self-determination. To cover their betrayal they started to embarrass the british and the french.
