How WWII Accidentally Reshaped the Entire Middle East
How WWII Accidentally Reshaped the Entire Middle East
Two world powers controlled the Middle East for decades — then World War Two bankrupted them both. Between 1943 and 1946, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Iraq all pushed colonial forces out in a matter of years. In 1945, Arab nations formed the Arab League to make sure no one carved up the region again. But the power vacuum didn't last long. The Holocaust refugee crisis led to the 1947 UN Partition Plan and the founding of Israel in 1948 — while the US and Soviet Union rushed in to compete for Middle Eastern oil. Every border dispute, every refugee crisis, and every foreign military base in the region today can be traced back to a single three-year window after 1945. The war ended — but its consequences in the Middle East never did.
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Two older kids ran the whole neighborhood, got into a massive fight, and ended up completely broke. Suddenly every kid on the block could stake out their own turf — but two bigger kids from outside rushed in to grab the best resources. That is exactly what World War Two did to the Middle East. Britain and France had controlled the region for decades, but the war drained them completely. Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Iraq all pushed colonial forces out between 1943 and 1946. In 1945, Arab states formed the Arab League to block any new carve-up. Meanwhile, the Holocaust's refugee crisis pushed the world to support a Jewish homeland, producing the 1947 UN Partition Plan and Israel's founding in 1948. Then the United States and Soviet Union rushed in for Middle Eastern oil. Every border, every refugee crisis, every foreign military base in the region today traces back to decisions made in that single three-year window
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