POL SCI 157 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Young Turk Revolution, Reza Shah, Arab Nationalism
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There are still problems with territorial claim today. He lost 80% of army: this loss led to ally claim over me. Britain wanted territory from india to suez so they had indian army march to suez while british army fought germany in. West: britain and france adminsistered most of the me and fought warriors to keep control. This was expensive as wwi had caused the country into a dire economic situation and made the will to control hard for british civilians to want. Europe had a large sphere of economic and cultural influence in me due to the industrial and political revolutions of its time: industrial. Young turk revolution of 1908: turkish nationalist takeover of empire. Mandates and revolts: european powers would create mandates with international community laws that called for institutions with rights that would eventually become independent, their were revolts against this. Social and economic problems: large amount of spending on military left little use for other institutions.
