HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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It remained neutral.
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It joined the Central Powers.
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It joined the Allies.
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It successfully defended its interests in the Middle East.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers because the Ottomans were sympathetic to the German cause and wanted to challenge Russia and Britain for key spheres of influence in the Black Sea and the Middle East.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ottoman Empire joined the alliance in November 1914 and the last member of the quartet, the Kingdom of Bulgaria, entered the war on the side of the Central Powers in October 1915.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Ottoman Empire came into World War I as one of the Central Powers. The Ottoman Empire entered the war by carrying out a surprise attack on the Black Sea coast of Russia on 29 October 1914, with Russia responding by declaring war on 2 November 1914.
Detailed explanation-4: -World War I was fought between two groups of nations called the Allied Powers and Central Powers. The Central Powers included Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Ottoman Empire’s entry into World War I began when two recently purchased ships of its navy, still crewed by German sailors and commanded by their German admiral, carried out the Black Sea Raid, a surprise attack against Russian ports, on 29 October 1914.