What led to the fall of the Ottoman empire?

Answer 1

I dont know

Answer 2

The Ottoman Empire had been in decline for a while in the 1800's with European and North African colonies gaining independence. There was a strong Turkish nationalist movement that wanted a secular Turkish Turkey. The final straw was the Ottoman Empire being on the wrong side in WWI. After WWI Turkey was occupied by Greece, Britain and France and the Turkish Republic was declared under Kemal Ataturk.

Answer 3

The Balkan states wanted their independence, so there was a lot of tension between that area, especially during WWI. When WWI ended, the Ottoman Empire lost and the Russians and some of the Balkan states took control of some of their land.

Answer 4

Answer 1

it broke apart because the rulers of the empire were becoming to modernized and abolishing almost all Islamic traditions. such as the uncovering of women wearing veils and the abolishing of fez( a Islamic hat). also some rulers started to open casinos which was definitely against Islamic teachings. basically the sultans(kings) wanted to be completely influenced by the Europeans.

Answer 2

The Ottoman Empire fell apart over a very long period. In the late 1700s, the loss of territory started because of Austrian, Hungarian, and Russian invasions into Ottoman Territory. In the early and mid-1800s a number of European and North African regions declared independence from the Ottomans and several fought wars to guarantee that independence. Ineffectual leadership and failure to incorporate more modern military methods led to these revolutions being successful. Nationalism was quite strong in this period and numerous wars between newly-independent-former-Ottoman countries even occurred over what Ottoman lands would be permissible for these new countries to take.

After World War I, the British and French forcibly stripped the Ottoman Empire of its remaining possessions, leaving it with the area controlled by the Modern Republic of Turkey.

As to Answer 1, it is mildly inaccurate. While the Sultans of the latter Ottoman Period did try to effect the Tanzimat Reforms to modernize the country (which proved to be too little too late), the banning of the fez hat and the banning of hijaab (veil) came out of Kemal Atatürk's re-visioning of the Republic of Turkey AFTER the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

Answer 5

There are numerous reasons for the decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire. The five most important reasons are the following:

Failure to Modernize: The leaders of the Ottoman Empire did not invest in modern technologies and did not take advantage of the Scientific Revolution in Europe and Enlightenment. Religious Authorities in the Ottoman Empire prevented modernization reforms. The Tanzimat Reforms that did come were too little too late. Additionally, Sunni Muslims had distinct privileges that non-Muslims (Jews and Christians) were not entitled to, leading to inequality and resentment. This led to stagnation in Ottoman development whereas the rest of Europe was advancing rapidly. Some individuals wanted to push for greater technological and social advancement, calling themselves the Jön Türkler (Young Turks). These people would ultimately lead the overthrow of the government and the establishment of the Turkish Republic.

Ethnic Nationalism: Especially in the Balkans, but also to a limited degree elsewhere in the empire, people were swept up in the cause of nationalism. This happened especially among the Christian minorities of Southeastern Europe because of the inequalities they faced. The Greeks, Serbs, Bulgarians, and Romanians all declared independence and fought the Ottoman Armies to gain that independence. This led to a large decrease in Ottoman territory and a drain on the Ottoman Army and Janissary Recruitment. There were also bitter fights between these newly independent states, especially between Greece and Bulgaria over who would get to claim regions still under Ottoman control like Thrace and Macedonia.

Economic and Military Pressures: This period was also notable for Austrian and Russian Imperialism which led to numerous wars between those two empires and the Ottoman Empire. These were incredibly draining on the Ottoman treasury and exhausting for the Ottoman Army. The Ottoman Empire racked up incredible debts to continue arming themselves with hand-me-down weapons from Western countries. The over-expansion of the Ottoman Empire in World War I ended up destroying the country.

Religious Opposition to Changes: Many political reforms that the Ottomans tried to implement were done to increase the secularization of the Turkish States, as a result, the Muslim clergy, which had historically had a large role in governance had their political roles threatened. They rose to defend their interests in maintaining political power. Additionally, the clergy lamented that the focus of education would now be to learn secular knowledge and sciences as opposed to religious education. These clerics feared that a whole new generation of Muslims would grow up without their religion or with a minimal understanding of it. They saw what modernization had done to religiosity in Europe and wished to prevent this.

Foreign Imperialism: Britain, France, Italy, and Russia greatly desired to control lands that had historically been Ottoman Territories. As a result, they fought numerous wars against the Ottomans to acquire these choice territories. In addition to causing the massive expenditures on military development as mentioned above, they also caused the Ottoman Empire to lose some of its most profitable and populous areas, like Egypt, Libya, and Crimea.

Answer 6

Nationalism, corruption, technological and economical downfall

Answer 7

explain how European partitioning in the Middle East after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire led to regional conflict

Answer 8

I dont know