(This has mod approval) I'm writing a paper on ww1 specifically my thesis is blaming the British for many of the negative effects seen within the middle east (economic issues, loss of life, violent conflicts, food shortages) in the end of the war due to an abandonment of their responsibility and making agreements to fulfill thier own self interest that they refused to keep.
I need to look at two different perspectives for my historiography saying who is to blame options being:
blame is on the British or rather Europeans as a whole
blame is on ottoman nationalism or radical Islam
I need help finding primary and secondary sources for both sides as I've had very little luck by myself, I have some but hardly enough to write a whole paper on.
I also need help finding sources about the state of the middle east at the end of the war and directly at the end of the war in regions under britsh mandates or where the British had heavy influence.
Sorry for any spelling or Grammer issues I'm kinda in a rush writing this.
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