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Podcast: We Effed Up
Episode: Episode 46: Mark Sykes and Francois Georges-Picot
Description: On this episode, Theresa and Cody explore how the British and French created the several countries in the Middle East by literally drawing random lines on a map.Podcast to recommend: The Civil War (http://civilwarpodcast.org/)SourcesBarr, James. A Line in the Sand: Britain, France, and the Struggles That Shaped the Middle East. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2012.Berdine, Michael. Redrawing the Middle East: Sir Mark Sykes, Imperialism, and the Sykes-Picot Agreement. London, UK: I. B. Touris, 2018.Fromkin, David. A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the...