ud . ▁Sa ud ▁created ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁▁ 1 9 2 0 – 1 9 4 5 ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁Egypt ▁made ▁moves ▁towards ▁independence . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Egypt ' s ▁Sa ad ▁Zag hl oul ▁orch estr ated ▁mass ▁demonstr ations ▁in ▁Egypt ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁First ▁Revolution . ▁While ▁Zag hl oul ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁the ▁British ▁repr ession ▁of ▁the ▁ant icol onial ▁ri ots ▁led ▁to ▁around ▁ 8 0 0 ▁death s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Sy rian ▁forces ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁M ays al un ▁and ▁Ira qi ▁forces ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁when ▁they ▁revol ted . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁( n omin ally ) ▁independent ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Egypt ▁was ▁created ▁following ▁the ▁British ▁government ' s ▁issu ance ▁of ▁the ▁Un il ater al ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁Independ ence . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Egypt ▁was ▁techn ically ▁" neut ral " ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁C airo ▁soon ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁military ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁occupied . ▁The ▁British ▁c ited ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁treat y ▁that ▁allowed ▁it ▁to ▁station ▁troops