Category: Jordan

Europe 1832

First Egyptian-Ottoman War

In return for assisting the Ottoman Empire in...

Southern Asia 1916

Russian Invasion of Anatolia

With the British evacuating Gallipoli and in...

Southern Asia 1917

Sinai Campaign and Battle of Aqaba

While the British were advancing on Baghdad,...

Europe 1917

Kerensky Offensive

Although the Russian Empire had ended in the...

Europe 1920

Treaty of Sevres

Ottoman Turkey was the last of the Central...

Sub-Saharan Africa 1920

Africa and the Peace Treaties

Fighting continued in East Africa for a few...

Southern Asia 1920

Treaty of Sèvres

The seizure of Arab Syria cemented...

Southern Asia 1921

Rise of Reza Khan

The growing power of Soviet Russia and the...

Southern Asia 1923

Treaty of Lausanne

By 1923 the Turkish War of Independence was...

Southern Asia 1927

Treaty of Jeddah

In December 1925 the Saudis completed their...

Southern Asia 1946

Independence in the Middle East

During World War II, the French had promised...

Southern Asia 1949

First Arab-Israeli War

When Israel declared independence in 1948, the...

Europe 1958

Arab Nationalism

After the Suez fiasco, Britain and France...

Europe 1972

Detente

The crises of the early ‘60s brought the...