SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Young Turks differed from the Young Ottomans in that they
A
Both believed in Enlightenment ideas, but the Young Ottomans supported communism over capitalism
B
Both believed in westernization, but the Young Turks believed in keeping Islam front and center in Ottoman society
C
Both believed in modernization, but the Young Turks wanted complete secularism in Ottoman society
D
Both believed in protecting the rights of minorities, but the Young Ottomans believed in keeping Islam as the official state religion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A forerunner of other Turkish nationalist groups (see Young Turks), the Young Ottomans favoured converting the Turkish-dominated multinational Ottoman Empire into a more purely Turkish state and called for the creation of a constitutional government.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Young Ottomans called for the development of a constitutional government that was grounded in Islamic concepts, not only to differentiate it from the European governments that they were looking to for inspiration, but also because they wished to preserve one of the core features of Ottoman culture.

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