European Partitioning of the Middle East Ottoman Empire

European Partitioning of the Middle East Ottoman Empire to WWI

Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire How long did it last? How big did it get? When was it the biggest? � 1299 -1923 �At the height of the empire, it spanned 3 continents. (Southeastern Europe, Western Asia, North Africa) �Height of empire was 14501650

Decline of the Ottoman Empire Why did the empire lose power? �The Ottoman Empire allied itself with the Central Powers during WWI. �When the Central Powers lost the war, the Allies divided up the Ottoman territory. �Divide into new nations

WWI What happened during World War I? �Military conflict in Europe between 1914 – 1918. �U. S. entered war in 1917 �Over 9 million people died, largely due to technological advances in war � 2 nd deadliest conflict in history

WWI Alliances Who were the Allied Powers? *Won the war �France, Britain, Russia, Italy, United States, Japan, Belgium, Serbia, Brazil, Portugal Who were the Central Powers? *Lost the war �Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria

Causes of WWI What caused the world to go to war? �Militarism: the desire to have larger militaries. �Alliances �Imperialism: the desire to grow your empire (each of the major countries had colonies) �Nationalism: pride in your nation �Ethnic conflicts

Partitioning of Middle East How did the empire get divided up? �French: took control of Syria, with Christian coastal area splitting off to become Lebanon �British: Iraq and Palestine split in half, Transjordan and British controlled Palestine. �Saudi Arabia created as an ally of Britain.