Between 1854 and 1881, the Ottoman Empire went through one of the most critical phases of the history of its relations with European powers. Beginning with the first foreign loan contracted in 1854, this process was initially dominated by a modest level of indebtedness, coupled with sporadic and...
Ottoman Empire- a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire ...
The Ottoman Empire was at its height for about 150 years. It had at that point, however, reached the limits beyond which it could not easily project its power. One reason for this was that much of the Ottoman army, like Medaeval armies, was still a matter of temporary annual levies. ...
consistent with Otto Bauer’s theory – resulted in utter failure. The Ottoman Empire had a wide territory and large population spanning Europe and Asia; its rise was an internationally significant world historical event that had prompted the age of European naval exploration. In the smoke of Worl...
and the Ottoman Empire. It annexed Belgium and the left bank of the Rhine, while Napoleon Bonaparte conquered a large part of Italy. The Directory established six short-lived sister republics modeled after France in Italy, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. The conquered cities and states were req...
The Russian Empire was the world's third largest empire in history, next to only the British Empire and Mongol Empire. It stretched from Eastern Europe and the Black Sea all the way to the Pacific Ocean and the Korean Peninsula.Answer and Explanation: ...
. The declaration was enthusiastically received by many Jews worldwide, but was opposed by Palestinian and Arab leaders, who later claimed that the objective was a breach of promises made to the Sharif of Mecca in 1915, in exchange for Arabs helping to fight the Ottoman Empire during the war...
Initially those had been defensive measures, but now analysts began to wonder if an opportunity arose for border adjustment. Russia was forced to operate on too many fronts, and these were no longer the days of the Pandoric War. The whole process of the revolution took place accordi...
The war transformed the world. The Middle East, for instance, was drastically changed. For centuries the Ottoman Empire had shaped life in the region. Before the war, the Middle East had three main centers of power: the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, and Iran. President Wilson’s call for self-de...
Persian Achaemenid Empire- Cyrus the Great; Macedonian Empire -Alexander the Great; Seleucid Empire- Antiochus the Fourth Epiphanes, infamous oppressor of Jews; Parthian Arascid Empire- Roman General Crassus, of the famous Triumvirate with Crassus and Caesar, ...