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| VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 > F. The Middle East and North Africa, 1914–1945 > 2. The Middle East > e. Syria | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| e. Syria | |
| 1919, July 2 | |
| The General Syrian Congress in Damascus passed a resolution affirming its opposition to a French mandate in Syria. | 1 |
| Oct. 9 | |
| Appointment of Gen. Henri Gouraud, an official in the French administration of Morocco, as French high commissioner for Syria. The ideas for early French policy in Syria were drawn largely from French experience in Morocco, where conditions were quite different. This led to misunderstandings. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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