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Because the Ottoman Turks considered Vienna as the ' gateway' to the hart of Europe. A conquest of Vienna would mean that Turks could use the gateway to march to France, Italy or Germany.

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How are Vienna and Ottoman Empire related?

Vienna is the capital city of Austria. During the medieval era of Europe, the Ottoman Empire was a very large and powerful country in the Middle East, and was difficult for the European countries to stop. In 1453 the Ottomans conquered the city of Constantinople and officially ended the Roman Empire. In less than 100 years, they had conquered the entire region known as the Balkans, right up to Vienna. So Vienna, in a way, marked the border between the Ottoman Empire and the rest of western Europe. In 1529 the Ottoman Empire made a major effort to conquer Vienna but failed, and historians generally consider that battle to have been the peak of their empire- they never again would be as powerful as they were up to that point. Again, in 1683, allied armies from Poland and Germany fought the Ottomans against near Vienna, defeating them and ushering in the long decline of the Ottoman Empire, which would ultimately end with the empire being dismantled after World War I. During World War I, Austria and the Ottoman Empire were allies as part of the "Central Powers" along with Germany and Bulgaria. They fought together against the Allies (England, France, Russia until 1917, USA starting in 1917, and so on).


Why was the location of the Ottoman Empire important?

because it was the middle east. the country encompassed all of what we now know as the middle east.


What did the ottoman government do to armanians that was so terrible?

What did the Ottoman Empire government do to americans that was so terriable


How did world war 1 affect the Ottoman Empire and European colonies and dominions?

The Ottoman Empire could not survive World War 2 so it killed itself. asapex


Why were british and allies so keen to break Ottoman Empire?

They wanted control of the Ottoman Territories.

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How are Vienna and Ottoman Empire related?

Vienna is the capital city of Austria. During the medieval era of Europe, the Ottoman Empire was a very large and powerful country in the Middle East, and was difficult for the European countries to stop. In 1453 the Ottomans conquered the city of Constantinople and officially ended the Roman Empire. In less than 100 years, they had conquered the entire region known as the Balkans, right up to Vienna. So Vienna, in a way, marked the border between the Ottoman Empire and the rest of western Europe. In 1529 the Ottoman Empire made a major effort to conquer Vienna but failed, and historians generally consider that battle to have been the peak of their empire- they never again would be as powerful as they were up to that point. Again, in 1683, allied armies from Poland and Germany fought the Ottomans against near Vienna, defeating them and ushering in the long decline of the Ottoman Empire, which would ultimately end with the empire being dismantled after World War I. During World War I, Austria and the Ottoman Empire were allies as part of the "Central Powers" along with Germany and Bulgaria. They fought together against the Allies (England, France, Russia until 1917, USA starting in 1917, and so on).


What are the ottoman empire's gods?

The sultans of the Ottoman Empire were Sunni Muslims, so their god was God, as Muslims understand Him.


Why was the location of the Ottoman Empire important?

because it was the middle east. the country encompassed all of what we now know as the middle east.


What did the ottoman government do to armanians that was so terrible?

What did the Ottoman Empire government do to americans that was so terriable


How did world war 1 affect the Ottoman Empire and European colonies and dominions?

The Ottoman Empire could not survive World War 2 so it killed itself. asapex


Why were british and allies so keen to break Ottoman Empire?

They wanted control of the Ottoman Territories.


What did ancient Ottoman import in ancient times?

The Ottoman empire is not ancient, it is late medieval. And it traded with all over Asia and Europe, so there are a menagerie of goods that the Ottoman Empire imported.


Why did empires fail?

.The fall of the Ottoman Empire was brought about by choosing to fight with Germanyagainst the british empire in 1914,They lost so Britain broke up the Ottoman Empire in 1918.


Was loose confederacy what made the Ottoman Empire so successful?

no


What system made the Ottoman Empire so successful?

Bureaucracy.


Who lived in the Ottoman Empire?

The Ottoman Empire is completely Turkish so technically all people in it are Turkish or so say ottomans. You see, The Ottoman Empire was not always called that. It was first known as the Byzantium or the Byzantine Empire which was the eastern part of the Roman Empire. They were considered part Roman although they mostly spoke Greek...


How did world war 1 affect Ottoman Empire and European colonies and dominions?

The Ottoman Empire could not survive World War 2 so it killed itself. asapex