HIS 2160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Turkish Nationalism, Secularism
17 Apr 2020
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American politics was afraid of one state falling to communism would cause them all to fall. Can cause the countries side with each of the powers to not feel threatened. Want turkey and greece in nato and western security structure. After coups military turns power back to civilians. Ottoman empire since ~1570, occupied by british in 1870~ Coup to unite cyprus with greece, causes uprise with us. Shantytowns filled with unemployed country people that moved to the city. Originally just to work then leave again, but many didn t leave. Second generation guest workers born in germany were seen as less german then other immigrants. Middle east history isn"t just middle east history. Shah security forces become more powerful, gets american aid.
