KnowraFrench Mandate for Syria and the LebanonLinked fromLinked fromThe 30 pages that link to French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, each with the reason it gives.All 30Broader topic 7Related 13Narrower topic 9Compared with 1Sykes–Picot AgreementBroader topic: French rule in these territories followed the postwar settlement of claims made in the agreement.San Remo ConferenceBroader topic: San Remo assigned France the mandate for Syria and Lebanon.Partition of the Ottoman EmpireBroader topic: It established French authority over former Ottoman provinces and helped shape their modern borders.SyriaBroader topic: French rule shaped Syria’s borders, institutions, and path to independence.Henri GouraudBroader topic: Gouraud became the first French high commissioner in the mandated territories.History of SyriaBroader topic: French rule and boundary-making formed the institutional setting for Syrian independence.Franco-Syrian WarBroader topic: French victory enabled the mandate’s implementation over Syria.