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Chapter 18. Section 1. Decline of the Ottoman Empire!. The empire lost land to Great Britain and France in the late 1800’s. In 1876 Ottoman reformers setup a constitution. Abdul-hamid II suspended the constitution and ruled by authoritarian means
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Chapter 18 Section 1
Decline of the Ottoman Empire! • The empire lost land to Great Britain and France in the late 1800’s. • In 1876 Ottoman reformers setup a constitution. • Abdul-hamid II suspended the constitution and ruled by authoritarian means • By 1908, a group of young Turks took the empire Back
Impact of World War I • Ottoman sided with Germany • Britain used Lawrence (of Arabia) to defeat the Ottoman empire • In October 1918, the Ottoman fell • Great Britain and France divided the Empire. (made the state Turkey)
Massacre of the Armenians • Don’t Write down this slide • During the war, Ottoman Empire killed Christian Armenian men and expelled woman and children (first genocide) • By 1915, 1 million were dead. * visual learners…1,000,000 were dead.
Pictures of the Armenian massacre
The creation of Turkey(O.K. write this) • Mustafa Kemal was elected as president • Democratic state set in… • Economy was modernized • Reject religious influences in • politics • Women given rights
Modern Iran • The dynasty was very weak (Qajar-1794-1925) • European often protected Persian rulers • 1908-oil was discovered • Foreign presence led to a Persian Nationalist movement • 1921-Reza Khan, general in the army, led a mutiny in Tehran, the capital city
Continued… • Persia became the modern state of Iran under Khan. • Very similar to Kemal (if you don’t remember him, he was the president of Turkey)
Arab Nationalism • Arab not a separate nation but they had similar beliefs and languages • In part Europeans created the nations • Ibn Saud won support with his reforms • Brought money to the people
The Problem of Palestine • Jews were 20% of the population, Muslims were 80% • Fighting over whether Palestine should be a Jewish or a Muslim nation