Combined with the British desire to end the continuance of Turkish power as an effective administration in any part of Europe, David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister of the British coalition govemment, followed a policy for the expulsion of the Turks from Constantinople, even though there was a great degree of opposition within his own cabinet.
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Objective & Hypothesis:Great Britain's policy aims after World War I towards the defeated Ottoman Empire markedly included that wherever Armenians, Kurds, Greeks and Arabs constituted a majority Turkish rule must cease, and that the Turkish Capital and the Straits must be taken from Turkish control to secure a free road to her far-flung dominions in Asia, India in particular*1.
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Key Findings & Data:Great Britain's policy aims after World War I towards the defeated Ottoman Empire markedly included that wherever Armenians, Kurds, Greeks and Arabs constituted a majority Turkish rule must cease, and that the Turkish Capital and the Straits must be taken from Turkish control to secure a free road to her far-flung dominions in Asia, India in particular*1.
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Conclusion & Impact:Combined with the British desire to end the continuance of Turkish power as an effective administration in any part of Europe, David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister of the British coalition govemment, followed a policy for the expulsion of the Turks from Constantinople, even though there was a great degree of opposition within his own cabinet.
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Brıtısh · Polıcy · Turks
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Great Britain's policy aims after World War I towards the defeated Ottoman Empire markedly included that wherever Armenians, Kurds, Greeks and Arabs constituted a majority Turkish rule must cease, and that the Turkish Capital and the Straits must be taken from Turkish control to secure a free road to her far-flung dominions in Asia, India in particular*1. Combined with the British desire to end the continuance of Turkish power as an effective administration in any part of Europe, David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister of the British coalition govemment, followed a policy for the expulsion of the Turks from Constantinople, even though there was a great degree of opposition within his own cabinet.
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