The correspondence between Sharif Hussein of Mecca and the British High Commissioner Henry McMahon took place in

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. 1915-1916

  1. Step 1: The letters concerned Arab support for Britain in return for promises about independence. Answer: 1915-1916. Why not the others: 1905-1906: That is before the First World War. 1930-1931: That is long after the First World War. 1947-1948: That is the period of the Partition Plan.

Practise more Late Ottoman and British Mandate period.

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