HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with Germany and Austria-Hungary
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The Ottoman government was overthrown by a revolt of factory workers
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The empire spent too much money on buildings and new roads and went bankrupt
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The people in the empire were starving because a long drought had ruined agriculture
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Detailed explanation-1: -An important factor in the decline was the increasing lack of ability and power of the sultans themselves. Süleyman tired of the campaigns and arduous duties of administration and withdrew more and more from public affairs to devote himself to the pleasures of his harem.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ottoman Sultan Mehmed V specifically wanted the Empire to remain a non-belligerent nation. However, he was largely a figurehead, without real control of the government. Pressure from some of Mehmed’s senior advisors led the Empire to enter an alliance with Germany and the Central Powers.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Ottomans did not feel protected by their neighboring British and French colonial powers, and after a series of victories by the Germany army in Europe against Belgium and France, Pasha felt the alliance with Germany would provide more protection and stability for the Ottoman Empire.