f Arabia. He launched the Arab fight for freedom in June of 1916, with his Bedouin warriors stormed the Turkish garrison groups in Mecca. Husseins next move was to seek help of the British; he needed their moral support, money and fighting equipment. It was of the Britishs benefit to provide this help seeing as the British and Arabs had common enemy so they agreed to cooperate. Hussein dreamed of one day becoming the ruler of the Arab world, which included the Arabian Peninsula, and what is now modern day Syria, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq. The Arab leader wanted the British to recognize this ambition in exchange for fighting a common foe. On this matter the British disagreed since they felt parts of Syria were outside Arab domain. Since it was more important for the British to have the Arabs as fighting allies they supported Hussein. He proclaimed himself king of the Arabs in Mecca. He had the support of the British and the recognition of France of him being king. The revolt spread throughout the peninsula. Arab troops, mostly Bedouins were led by Husseins son Faisal. They were aided by the British adventurer, T.E. Lawrence also known as Lawrence of Arabia. In October of 1918 the Turks admitted defeat. After five centuries of Ottoman rule it seemed as though the Arabs were free. The question was though, what was going to happen next?Sharif Husseins dream of being the ruler of the Arab countries ended of November 11, 1918 when England and France withdrew their recognition of his claim as king. In response to this Faisal with his troops, set up a government with himself as head. The French later deposed him. Both the French and Great Britain had different ideas and plans for the Middle East in the post war era and the Arabs did not agree with them.Britain and France took control of the Arab countries and divided them amongst themselves. They superimposed boundaries. France took control of Syria an d Lebanon. Brita...
