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Word: hadramaut (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Arabs. Thomas Edward Lawrence, a magnificent introvert from Wales, organized the Arabs for the revolt which broke Turkey's power and set up Great Britain's and France's control over what are now Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Trans-Jordan, Oman, Aden and the Hadramaut. That Britain planned a similar campaign appeared in July when she made Emperor Haile Selassie, the ex-Lion of Judah, her formal ally in order to have his aid in raising revolt among his African people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Strategic Map: Gateway from the Orient | 8/5/1940 | See Source »

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