The Ottoman Empire broke apart in 1916, this divided France and Britain which them led to the division of the shared territories (mandates.) After this, Britain then went on to gain control over the Middle East and expand the British Empire. The British promised the Jews that they would set up a Jewish homeland in Palestine; meanwhile, they had also promised independence in the same region to the Arabs. This British involvement is what began the Arab-Israeli conflict, making things much worse in the Middle East following World War I due to certain mandates and promises made. Had it not been for this outside involvement, perhaps this immense tension and turmoil among the Arabs and Jews would never have existed. Although the United Nations have put in much effort, they have been unsuccessful in creating world peace due to this unsolved conflict in the Middle East that remains to this day to create tension world-wide.
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