The Balkan Wars
First Balkan War
The Ottoman Sultans extended their empire beyond the Middle East by occupying land in Europe. In 1389, the Ottoman victory at Kosovo paved the way for Ottoman expansion into Europe. The Ottoman army was the largest army in Europe.
The oil had to pass through ottoman land to Europe.
Europe took much of the land of the Ottoman Empire. With a weak military and without European education and industry, the Ottomans were at a great disadvantage. They were forced to fight losing wars in defense of their empire.
Numerous treaties broke up the Ottoman Empire. The most famous and which stripped the empire of the most land was the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
Present day Turkey
The Ottoman Sultans extended their empire beyond the Middle East by occupying land in Europe. In 1389, the Ottoman victory at Kosovo paved the way for Ottoman expansion into Europe. The Ottoman army was the largest army in Europe.
Turkey
The oil had to pass through ottoman land to Europe.
I think the Ottoman Empire did because the Silk Road, which was the main trade route between Europe and Asia, ran through their land. So they could shut it down by putting their sodiers on the Silk Road, which they did. But if you just want the answer, it was the Ottoman Empire.
the former Ottoman Empire.
A ziamet is a form of land tenure in the Ottoman Empire.
Europe took much of the land of the Ottoman Empire. With a weak military and without European education and industry, the Ottomans were at a great disadvantage. They were forced to fight losing wars in defense of their empire.
Definitely not. The map of Eastern Europe was completely altered as the Ottoman Empire and the Austrian-Hungarian Empire were dismantled, and the Russian Empire lost a significant amount of land in Eastern Europe as well. Germany also lost a significant amount of land, mostly in Eastern Europe. But Germany also lost land to France and Denmark, and also formed a demilitarized zone, the Rhineland, between France and Germany.
Numerous treaties broke up the Ottoman Empire. The most famous and which stripped the empire of the most land was the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
Present day Turkey
The land routes to the Far East from Europe were shut down by The Turks from the Ottoman Empire. They captured the city of Constantinople and took control of the Middle East In 1453.
The land routes to the Far East from Europe were shut down by The Turks from the Ottoman Empire. They captured the city of Constantinople and took control of the Middle East In 1453.