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Page 1: The Ottomans built the largest Muslim empire in the modern era.

The Ottomans built the largestMuslim empire in the modern era.

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The Ottoman Empire reached its

height under Suleiman the Magnificent

in the 1500s.

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However, by the early 1900s, the Ottoman Empire had declined.The Ottomans lacked moderntechnology.

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Europeans competed for land in theonce great empire.

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World War I only worsened matters.The Ottomans had allied themselveswith the Central

Powers, Germanyand Austria-Hungary. The

Central Powerslost the war.

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France and England took controlof some lands in the OttomanEmpire.

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But some young Turkish nationalistsdecided it was time for a change.

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They led a revolutionary movementagainst the authoritarian Sultan, Abdulhamid II.

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The leader of the Young Turks, Mustafa Kemal, known as Ataturk orfather of the Turks, was a nationalistand the founder of modern Turkey.

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The Young Turks established a constitutional government.

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Under Ataturk’s leadership, they modernized and

westernizedTurkey. They encouraged secularism

and granted universal suffrage

(voting).

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As first President of

Turkeyfrom 1923 until 1938,

Ataturkshaped

the modernnation of Turkey.

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He gave the Turkish people

last namesand abolished the

Fez. He even replaced

Arabic script witha modified Latin

alphabet.

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While many changes occurred thatbenefitted the Turkish people, Armenians (an ethnic group livingin the region) were massacred by thehundreds of thousands.

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And the Ottoman Empire was no more.Yes, Turkey was a modern nation built on change.


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