SSC
WORLD HISTORY
Question
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Tanzimat Reforms
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Self-Strengthening Movement
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Canton System
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Meiji Revolution
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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.