A Research On British Policy In The Middle East (1945-1951)

After World War Ⅱ, the worldwide political landscape has undergone tremendous changes which profoundly affected British presence in the Middle East. After World War Ⅰ, from the so-called "Age of The Middle East " to the end of World War Ⅱ exactly, Britain gradually withdraw the Middle East. Why? Except for its inadequate economic, political and diplomatic strength, wide spread of anti-colonial ideology and independent will of the Middle East, the intervention of the Soviet Union the USA in affairs of the Middle East after World War Ⅱ, are important factors for the United Kingdom losing ground in the Middle East gradually after the World War Ⅱ.The introduction outlines the topics based on the research value of this paper. The first chapter after World War Ⅱ, Britain and the Middle East, review the status of their UK and the Middle East after World War Ⅱ, and traces the relationship between Britain and the Middle East during this period. The second chapter is the main content of this article, the author chose Palestine, Egypt, Iraq, the Middle East countries as well as Cyprus as a typical case of this development by the British foreign policy in several countries and regions, and their mutual relations, dialysis early postwar Britain domination in the Middle East crisis. The third chapter from the economic, political, ideological and cultural, and military fields angle summary outlines 1945-Features Britain’s Middle East policy during 1951 and given the overall evaluation.