Which of the following is not true of the Middle East after World War I?
a. Modern-day Jordan and Iraq emerged from WWI as British Mandates (essentially under British control)
b. Modern-day Lebanon and Syria emerged from
c. WWI as French Mandates (essentially under French control)
d. Egyptians won their independence from the British in 1922 through a successful revolt
e. Kuwait didn't get independence from Britain until 1961
f. Saudi Arabia was created by Hussein bin Ali after he helped the British against the Ottomans in the Hejaz and Palestine
Answer: f. Saudi Arabia was created by Hussein bin Ali after he helped the British against the Ottomans in the Hejaz and Palestine
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