GEOG 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Hans Freiherr Von Wangenheim, Gertrude Bell
Document Summary
The collapse of the otoman empire and the creaion" of the middle east. The history of the empire: 600 years over 3 coninents, sick man of europe". Internal reasons for decline: naionalism(moving for autonomous regions), poor economy(rural agricultural society) External reason for decline: commitee of union and progress: 1889, young turks and the 3 pashas 1908: new parliament, a power vacuum. Who were the otoman people: cultural, social, religious diversity, treatment of ethnic minority, empire based not on resource extracion, but on religion(islam) Baron hans von wangenheim: ambassador to constaninople, believed that german method of ruling is best method of ruling. Devastaion of the lands within the empire. The treaies: treaty of saint-germain-en-lay of september 10, 1919: the german, austro-hungarian, Russian, and otoman empires ceased to exist: treaty of versailles, 1919, treaty of trianon: june 4, 1920, treaty of sevres, august 10.
