SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Due to military failures, Nationalism movements in the Balkans, and declining economy because of lack of Industrialization, the European powers referred to The Ottoman Empire as the “Sick Man of Europe.” In response, the Ottomans launched a series of modernization reforms called the
A
Tanzimat Reforms
B
Self-Strengthening Movement
C
Canton System
D
Meiji Revolution
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Siding with Germany in World War I may have been the most significant reason for the Ottoman Empire’s demise. Before the war, the Ottoman Empire had signed a secret treaty with Germany, which turned out to be a very bad choice.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Ottoman economy was disrupted by inflation, caused by the influx of precious metals into Europe from the Americas and by an increasing imbalance of trade between East and West.

Detailed explanation-3: -The problem with the Balkans was a by-product of the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was troubled by the hopes of its subject people in the Balkans for their freedom. Corruption and inefficiency had weakened the Ottoman Empire that only by the efforts of the European powers kept it alive.

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