WWI Arab Revolt: Unification usurped - Ottoman collapse - Arab nationalism

[select a following time index to skip to that time in the video] 00:00 & 09:09 & 14:37 -see this video @Promises and Betrayals - Middle East - History Channel Documentary [select the **show more** control to display additional info] 05:36 -see this video @Palestine - War and Diplomacy 1/2 12:20 -see this video @Palestine - War and Diplomacy 2/2 17:10 -see this video @British and French Betrayal of the Arabs after WWI The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt. It was opened in 1869 after 10 years of construction. It enables ship transport between Europe and Asia via the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Britain viewed the Suez Canal as the “Lifeline of the Empire“ because it allowed quicker access to its colonies in Asia and Africa. In 1911, Muslim intellectuals and politicians from throughout the Levant formed a