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Fall of the Ottomans, Rise of the
Nationalists
Mehmed VI, the last Sultan of the
Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire 1913
Diverse Empire Turks, Kurds, Arabs, Armenians, Greeks, and
others depending on the time period. Muslims, Christians, Jews
Ethnic Groups
Joined the war on the side of Germany Strong economic ties to Germany
◦ Berlin/Baghdad Railroad
Alliance with Central Powers
Treaty between the allied powers and the Ottomans.
Abolished the Ottoman Empire Turkey had to give up vast areas of land and
allow for British, French, Italian, and Greek occupation.
The Treaty of Sèvres
Turkey 1920
Map of Turkey as divided up by the Treaty of Sevre.
Dismantling an Empire
Ottoman lands and what Turkish nationalists had come to consider their homeland was being partitioned.
Losing land and power. Ottoman Sultan held in custody by the allies
at this time and power over the country begins to shift to the resistance movement and their “Grand National Assembly.”
Anger over Treaty
Anger over the treaty and the encroachment of other nations on Turkish areas helps to fuel support for the nationalist movement.
War breaks out between Turkish nationalist forces and Armenians, Greeks, and the French.
All of which have been granted territory in areas considered Turkish by the Treaty of Sevre.
Map of war fronts
Nationalists Build Support