the allied powers drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after the breakup of the ottoman empire.
the allied powers drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after the breakup of the ottoman empire.
who drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after the breakup of the ottoman empire?
the allied powers
the partition of the ottoman empire (armistice of mudros, 30 october 1918 – abolition of the ottoman sultanate, 1 november 1922) was a political event that occurred after world war i and the occupation of constantinople by british, french and italian troops in november 1918. the partitioning was planned in several agreements made by the allied powers early in the course of world war i, notably the sykes-picot agreement. as world war loomed, the ottoman empire sought protection but was rejected by britain, france, and russia, and finally formed the ottoman–german alliance. the huge conglomeration of territories and peoples that formerly comprised the ottoman empire was divided into several new states. the ottoman empire had been the leading islamic state in geopolitical, cultural and ideological terms. the partitioning of the ottoman empire after the war led to the rise in the middle east of western powers such as britain and france and brought the creation of the modern arab world and the republic of turkey. resistance to the influence of these powers came from the turkish national movement but did not become widespread in the post-ottoman states until after world war ii.
partition of the ottoman empire
the continuing collapse of the ottoman empire led to two wars in the balkans, in 1912 and 1913, which were a prelude to world war i. by 1900 nation states had formed in bulgaria, greece, montenegro and serbia. nevertheless, many of their ethnic compatriots lived under the control of the ottoman empire. in 1912, these countries formed the balkan league. there were three main causes of the first balkan war. the ottoman empire was unable to reform itself, govern satisfactorily, or deal with the rising ethnic nationalism of its diverse peoples. secondly, the great powers quarreled among themselves and failed to ensure that the ottomans would carry out the needed reforms. this led the balkan states to impose their own solution. most important, the members of the balkan league were confident that it could defeat the turks. their prediction was accurate, as constantinople called for terms after six weeks of fighting.
international relations of the great powers (1814–1919)