During World War I, Great Britain promised that the Arab provinces of the Middle East would be

During World War I, Britain made promises to Arab leaders that Arab lands under Ottoman rule would become independent after the war if the Arabs supported Britain against the Ottomans. The promise was not fulfilled as expected, since Britain and France later divided much of the region into areas of control. Thus, the correct choice is “independent after the war.”

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