COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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Adoption of Western styles of government led to resentment of foreign influence and increased tensions.
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They were incredibly costly and significantly increased taxes.
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They were unpopular with the majority of people and ineffective.
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They led to violent uprisings and militant extremist influences.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How were efforts to Westernize problematic for the Ottoman empire? Adoption of Western styles of government led to resentment of foreign influence and increased tensions. They were incredibly costly and significantly increased taxes. They were unpopular with the majority of people and ineffective.
Detailed explanation-2: -Efforts to westernize were problematic for the Ottoman Empire because of issues surrounding Ottoman trade policy and difficulties in radically changing the structure and organization of the Ottoman military.
Detailed explanation-3: -Beginning by 1840, the Ottoman Empire underwent a series of reforms known as the Tanzimat reforms. These reforms were meant to emulate strong Western countries so that the Ottoman Empire could strengthen itself like those countries had.
Detailed explanation-4: -As many other great empires around the world, the Ottoman Empire has internal problems such as rebellions, corruption, financial weakness and military defeat which surrounded its development.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Ottomans, in their attempts at reform and industrialization, were too late to keep pace with more developed countries regarding industrialization. Sultan Abdulhamid ended the reforms and exiled Young Turks, which were the primary advocates for reforms.