The state of lebanon was created to what ends in the near east? to provide a buffer state between turkey and palestine. to provide refuge for christians in the levant. to allow a hashemite ruler to have an independent state. to serve as a haven for muslims expelled from israel. to permit a heterogeneous religious population in a secular state of the near east

to permit a heterogeneous religious population in a secular state of the near east

Explanation:

The demographics of Lebanon contained Muslims, Druze, and Christians. (The largest group of Christians being Maronites. The Maronites are an Eastern church in communion with the Roman Catholic Church.

The Constitution of Lebanon, adopted in 1926, specified a balance of power between the various religious group. The president was required to be a Christian (a Maronite), the prime minister was to be a Sunni Muslim. Seats in parliament were allotted on a ratio of 6 Christian seats to 5 Muslim seats.

The correct answer is D) to permit a heterogeneous religious population in a secular state of the near east.

The state of Lebanon was created to permit a heterogeneous religious population in a secular state of the near east.

The League of Nations granted the mandate for Lebanon to France in 1920, after World War 1. In 1926, the new Constitution declared the Lebanese Republic. Lebanon is half Christian half Muslim. On January 1, 1944, the government of France agreed to grant independence to Lebanon. During the Civil War of 1958, the United States had to intervene to control the situation.