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A Diplomat's Portrait: The United States Department Of State's View On French Imperial Policy Regarding Syrian Religious Minorities Of 1918-1922, Dominic Charles
A Diplomat's Portrait: The United States Department Of State's View On French Imperial Policy Regarding Syrian Religious Minorities Of 1918-1922, Dominic Charles
HIM 1990-2015
This thesis examines documents from the US department of State relating to the Internal Affairs of Turkey in the years of 1918-1922, to answer questions pertaining to French imperial policy directed toward minority groups in French Mandate Syria, which included present-day nations of Lebanon and Syria. Of the many minority groups present in French Mandate Syria, I chose to examine the Maronite, Druze, Alawi, Eastern Christian, and Armenian communities because of their significant role in the state-building of Syria and Lebanon. By using documents originating from US diplomats, this thesis attempts to present the United States’ view on these imperial …