World War I played a critical role in the history of the Middle East. The old Ottoman Empire dissolved and the victorious European powers decided to use the nations of the Middle East as bargaining chips. The Modern Middle East can be traced back to the events of World War I and especially the events following the War. The Ottoman Empire fought alongside the Central Powers during the First World War. They had connections with Germany relating to economics and trade‚ including the Orient Express train
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was an astonishing man who left his mark on history. He was a British archaeologist‚ scholar‚ writer and a magnificent soldier. He was known for his love to the Arab people and a great military officer as a leader of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. Lawrence played a key role for the success of the Arab victory‚ making him a hero to his country and all over the world. However‚ his victory almost went in vain when he could not get the freedom he wished to bring to the Arab people. T.E Lawrence
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centuries. Its people have been subjected to conquest‚ colonization‚ and regime change. The Ottoman Empire‚ European powers and the United States have each impacted the region. The combination of their actions created the modern states of the Middle East as we know them today. This argues that the current social and political situation in the region is a direct consequence of these various powers. The Ottoman Empire was facing a decline in the 19th century. It faced nationalism from its own subjects internally
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European discovery of Americas creates a New Global Economy which begins a process of globalization Atlantic Trade Network (Triangular Trade) Atlantic Slave Trade Major Biological Exchanges (Columbian Exchange) New Empires in Asia‚ Africa‚ Europe and Americas Gunpowder Empires Colonial administrations Coercive labor systems Slave Systems Rise of Europe Scientific Revolution Enlightenment What were the major civilizations from 1450-1750? Major Civilizations 1450-1750 The Americas:
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Abdulhamid II‚ The Final Autocrat The Ottoman Empire had many autocratic rulers from origin of its empire; some were prosperous while others were failures. Abdulhamid II was last autocratic ruler for the empire‚ and did not prosper. He was declared as a tyrant for suspending the Ottoman constitution. Abdulhamid II motivations for such actions were his needs for absolute power while there was opposition to the Ottoman Rule. When Abdulhamid II came into power he used sly tactics to stay in power and
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For centuries the Greek population was completely under the Ottoman rule. The Greeks’ independence from the Ottoman Turks in 1830 did not come without hardship and suffering. Several other countries including Russia and France took sides with Greece during this fight as they felt close and connected with their culture. A nine year war was fought which eventually resulted in the Greeks gaining independence from the Turks. During this time‚ the Greeks had to maintain high morale and a strong disposition
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Byzantine Empire fell to the Ottoman Empire in the siege of Constantinople. This in turn allowed the Ottoman Turks to take Constantinople and completely defeat the rest of the remaining Byzantine Empire. The Ottoman Empire renamed the city to Istanbul and made it one of there capitals of there empire that ruled most all of the Middle East. The city was extremely vulnerable to attack because of the forth crusades that sacked the city and heavily depleted its population and allowed ottomans to take it
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consequences that occurred at the end of both World Wars contributed to the dramatic shifts in nationalism and desire for independence during the nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Many countries emerged out the fallen empires‚ empires such as the Weimar Republic and the Ottoman Empire. The desire for independence and the growth of individual and communal nationalism heavily impacted the worldview of ethnic and religious communities all over the world. Suddenly‚ collections of people were all asking
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Chapter 21: The Muslim Empires 1. What event was most directly responsible for the rise of the gun powder empires in Turkey‚ Iran‚ and India and similar states in Tsarist Russia and Ming China? a. the invention of gunpowder b. the collapse of the Mongol Empire and its khanates c. the arrival of western European merchants in the area d. the revival of trade across Eurasia e. steppe nomads founded all five states 2. The Ottoman‚ Safavid‚ and Mughal empires shared all of these characteristics
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The Byzantine Empire‚ in western Asia and southeastern Europe‚ expanded into eastern Europe. The Byzantine Empire‚ with territory in the Balkans‚ the Middle East‚ and the eastern Mediterranean‚ maintained very high levels of political‚ economic‚ and cultural life between 500 and 1450 C.E. The empire continued many Roman patterns and spread its Orthodox Christian civilization through most of eastern Europe‚ Belarus‚ Ukraine‚ and Russia. Catholic Christianity‚ without an imperial center‚ spread in
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