Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Participation and Impact of WWI
Saudi Arabia was known as the "puppet-state" during WWI because they become supporters of Salafi terrorism. Saudi Arabia was significant due to their valuable abundance in oil. In the year 1915 the British signed a treaty with Ibn Saud, "treatise of friendship and cooperation", which entailed the British would support them financially. "By the year 1917 the Saudi ruler was receiving five thousand pounds per month." With the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and British support, Ibn Saud and his "brotherhood" set out to expand and take over the Peninsula. By 1932, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was completely established, "with British sanction."
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It is hard to believe that the issues involving oil in the Middle East have been occuring for a very long time. Saudi Arabia has very valuable land and having British support during WWI would have really helped to financially stabalize during this time period. It is important to note Saudi Arabia gained independence after the war and set out to establish the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. One question I have, is how successful has Saudi Arabia been since there independence?
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