Any 5 facts about the role of British in UAE before its unification.

1. First sign of the union

2. In the same meeting, the two Sheikhs invited the other coastal emirates to join ...

3. Drawing the lines

4. A union of 9 emirates

5. By the end of this meeting on the 27th of February, the 9 emirates failed to reach a final agreement.

Answer: - The pirates traveled the seas and used the coasts of the region as a refuge, Great Britain began to attack the pirates to protect their trade.

- The attack of Great Britain to the pirates caused a rapprochement of the British with the local emirs.

- In 1820 Great Britain offers protection in exchange for the emirs committing themselves not to make any treaty with anyone, nor to yield any land, except with the British.

- The ties were formalized and they also agreed to resolve the subsequent inconveniences, through the authorities of Great Britain.

- In 1971 Great Britain leaves Qatar and Bahrain, who decide to obtain independence on their own. On December 2 of the same year, the 6 emirates became independent from Great Britain and called themselves United Arab Emirates