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Tag: World War I

  • Prof Patty
  • May 29, 2020May 29, 2020

This Day in History – May 19

Britain and France conclude Sykes-Picot agreement On May 19, 1916, representatives of Great Britain and France secretly reach an accord, known as the Sykes-Picot agreement, by which most of the Ara

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