HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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How did European involvement in the Middle East impact the region after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?
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Countries in the Middle East modeled their governments on European governments.
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European powers decided the political borders without considering the political and historical connections in the region.
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European powers set a meeting of all of the major powers from the Middle East to collectively decide the new borders.
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Detailed explanation-1: -European colonialism in the Middle East reinforced tensions between religious groups, many of which still exist today. However, the economies of the countries involved also suffered, which meant that the Europeans felt the need to protect their investments. This was especially true in Egypt.
Detailed explanation-2: -The partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after the war led to the domination of the Middle East by Western powers such as Britain and France, and saw the creation of the modern Arab world and the Republic of Turkey.
Detailed explanation-3: -The demise of the Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Caliphate) made a lasting impact to the Muslim world. Britain and France curved up the Middle East through Sykes-Picot Agreement and gave birth to a new Middle East where oil and petrodollar shaped the politics and economy under their patronage.
Detailed explanation-4: -In essence, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Middle East fell into the hands of European powers like Great Britain and France. The decisions they would make surrounding the region would only serve to increase the likelihood of violent conflict, rather than alleviating it.
Detailed explanation-5: -After World War I, the Ottoman Empire collapsed, leading to the establishment of the modern Republic of Turkey in 1923 and to the creation of other new states in the Middle East.