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PAGE Reassertion of Turkish Authority 34 Latin and Greek Rivalry about the "Holy Places" 34 Effects of Crimean War; Confusion in Syria 35 Massacre of 1860 36 Constitution of Autonomous Lebanon 36 Organization of the Rest of Syria 38 Relapse owing to Franco-German and Russo-Turkish Wars 39 Abdul Hamid's Policy 39 Circassian Colonies 40 Administration and Communications 41 Railway Schemes 41 Settlement of the Country 42 Christian Influx into Palestine 43 Jewish Immigrants 44 German Emperor's Visit 45 Progress under Abdul Hamid 45 Young Turk Revolution and Arabs 46 Attempts at Ottoman Nationalisation 47 Anti-Turkish Committees 47 Execution or Exile of Leaders 48 - III. SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS
- (1) Religious
(i) Mohammedans 49 Druses 49 (ii) Christians 50 (iii) Jews 52 (2) Political 52 - (3) Public Education
General 53 Educational Work under British Control 53 Educational Work under American Control 54 Roman Catholic Educational Agencies 54 Jewish Educational Agencies 55 Other Educational Agencies 56 - General Observations
Popular Opinion and National Sentiment 56 (i) Moslems 56 (ii) Christians 56 (iii) Jews 58
