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Read the passage below and identify which of the following statements (I, II, and II

  • I can be logically inferred. Select the correct combination from the options provided. Passage: The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916, a secret treaty negotiated between Great Britain and France with the assent of Imperial Russia, sought to define their mutually agreed spheres of influence and control in Southwestern Asia following the expected partition of the Ottoman Empire. Although local Arab leaders had been promised independence in exchange for revolting against Ottoman rule, no regional representatives were consulted during the drafting of the accord. The agreement established arbitrary administrative borders across the Middle East, dividing historically integrated communities and laying the groundwork for severe geopolitical instability and ethnic conflicts that persisted across subsequent decades. Statements: I. Local regional leaders were directly involved in negotiating the border divisions of the Sykes-Picot Agreement. II. The Sykes-Picot Agreement facilitated the division and European domain mapping of former Ottoman lands. III. The artificial borders drawn by the treaty resulted in long-term geopolitical and social unrest in the region.
A Only I
B Only I and III
C Only II and III
D Only I and II
E All I, II, and III
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