WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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The decline of the Ottoman Empire
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The rise of Poland
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Italian interest in the Balkans
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Russian refusal to become involved in the Balkans
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A decline in nationalist sentiment in Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ottoman economy was disrupted by inflation, caused by the influx of precious metals into Europe from the Americas and by an increasing imbalance of trade between East and West.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Factors that led to the decline of the ottoman empire after WWI was the loss of its territory. It also declined when the ottoman government allied with Germany, while the british sought to undermine ottoman rule by supporting the Arabs.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Ottoman government had declared neutrality in the recently started war, and negotiations with both sides were underway. This decision would ultimately lead to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Ottoman citizens, the Armenian genocide, the dissolution of the empire, and the abolition of the Islamic Caliphate.
Detailed explanation-4: -Despite military reforms, the Ottoman Army met with disastrous defeat in the Italo-Turkish War (1911–1912) and the Balkan Wars (1912–1913), resulting in the Ottomans being driven out of North Africa and nearly out of Europe.