may 16, 1916 - Sykes-Picot Treaty
Description:
The Ottoman empire was already on the verge of decline as it was extremely conservative and did not want to westernize. Then, After the Ottoman Empire suffered heavy losses due to being on the losing side of WW1, the British, Russians, and French decided to partition the remainders of the empire between themselves.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 16, 1916
Now
~ 109 years ago