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OTTOMAN EMPIRE Imperialism in the Muslim World
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Imperialism Empires in Decline Ottomans=Middle East, Mughals=India, and Safavids=Iran All in decline Governments lost control Corruption European Imperialism Won treaties through military threats and diplomacy Favorable trading terms for the Western nations
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Imperialism Ottoman Empire At its height it extended from Africa to SE Europe and into the Middle East Nationalist Revolts Weakened Ottoman Empire Suppressed revolts Lost Egypt European Pressure Russia, France, Great Britain, and Germany all slowly took apart the Ottoman Empire, piece by piece
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Imperialism Efforts to Westernize Ottomans industrialized Created tension due to competition for land and the changing of long lasting ideas of government autocracy Young Turks Overthrew the sultan of the Ottoman Empire Before the Turks could capitalize on their achievement, WWI began Armenian Massacre Genocide of the Christian groups living in the mountains of the Ottoman empire Millions murdered over 25 years
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Imperialism Egypt Modernizes Muhammad Ali-governor of Egypt in 1805 “Father of Modern Egypt” Improved tax collection, landholding systems, irrigation, extended cotton production, local industry, world trade Western military experts sent to Egypt to train in new ways of fighting Conquered Arabia, Syria, and Sudan On its way to be a major Middle Eastern power
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Imperialism Suez Canal Ferdinand de Lesseps, a French entrepreneur, starts the company that builds the Suez Canal 100 mile waterway that links the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea Opened in 1869 Britain acquires large number of shares which control the canal British Protectorate Britain gains control of Egypt due to internal nationalist revolts
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Imperialism Iran and the European Powers The Qajar shahs took steps to introduce reforms Improved finances, telegraph installation, railroads Both Russia and Great Britain competed for influence in Iran Russia- protection and expansion into Central Asia Operates in the North Britain- protect interests in India Operates in the South Oil fields only sweetened the deal Iranian government granted concessions to Russia and Great Britain Iranian nationalists are MAD!!
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