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The "Sick Man of Europe" 1600s - 1938

The "Sick Man of Europe" 1600s - 1938. Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY. The Ottoman Empire Expands. The Luxurious Lifestyle of the Sultans in Topkapi Palace. Topkapi Palace Model. The Actual Topkapi Palace. Topkapi Harem. It’s Good to Be the Sultan!.

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The "Sick Man of Europe" 1600s - 1938

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  1. The "Sick Man of Europe" 1600s - 1938 Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

  2. The Ottoman Empire Expands

  3. The Luxurious Lifestyle of the Sultans in Topkapi Palace

  4. Topkapi Palace Model

  5. The Actual Topkapi Palace

  6. Topkapi Harem

  7. It’s Good to Be the Sultan!

  8. Topkapi “Fruit Room”

  9. Topkapi’s GreatCraftsmenship

  10. The Gradual Loss of Territory: 18c & 19c

  11. The Decline of the Empire: 18c

  12. Greek War for Independence: 1821-1832

  13. Crimean War: 1854-1856 The “Sick Man of Europe”!

  14. The Ottoman Empire in 1914

  15. Sultan Abdul Hamid II: 1876-1909 The Last Ottoman Emperor!

  16. The Young Turks Revolt: 1908 • The Committee of Union and Progress (CUP). • Enver Pasha • Minister of War • Ottoman Commander- in-Chief • Mehmet Talaat • Grand Vizier, 1917-1918

  17. The Young Turks Program • Pushed for reforms  basic democratic rights: • freedom of speech. • freedom of assembly. • freedom of the press. • Problem of nationalism within (heterogeneous empire).

  18. Two Armed Camps Allied Powers: Central Powers:

  19. World War I Alliances: 1914-1918

  20. Europeans Carve Up the Ottoman Empire After WW1

  21. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) • Republican People’s Party Goals: • republicanism (National Assembly). • nationalism (“Turkification”). • populism (for the benefit of the people). • statism (state-controlled economy). • secularism (free from religious control). • reformism. • 1924  abolished the caliphate.

  22. Atatürk’s Reforms • “Turkify” the Islamic faith • Translate the Qur’an into Turkish. • Secular education. • Ministry of Religious Affairs abolished. • Sharia courts closed  newsecular courts. • Western-style clothing • Forbid the wearing of the fez  • Western-style men’s suits. • Attacked the veiling of women.

  23. Atatürk’s Reforms • Language Reform: • Roman alphabet replaced theArabic script. • Literacy in new alphabet required for government positions. • State Socialism: • State banks established to finance government-controlled businesses. • Adoption of a Surname.

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