The “pendulum” of attitudes towards westernization As the Ottoman Empire started to decline in the 18th and 19th century, some leaders started to reject Islamic ideology and adopt more western policies and started integrating westernization into the running of the …
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The Ottoman Empire – overview of treatment of Non-Turks One of the reasons of the success of the Ottoman Empire was the acknowledgement of the vast cultural and religious diversity of the lands they ruled and hence enacting policies that …
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The Ottoman Empire – A critical assessment The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest Empires of the Muslim and the general world. They ruled over a large area including the north-African region, the Arab lands, modern day Iraq, modern …
The Ottoman Empire – A general historical overview The Ottoman Empire originated in some period of time around 1338, however the exact dates are unknown. They originated from religious fighters who were inspired by fighting against Mongol invasions that threatened …
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The Iran Safavid Empire and Shi’ism The Iran Safavid Empire was founded in 1501 by Ismail. It originated from a sunni sufi religious brotherhood that was founded by members of the safavid family. Ismail took over the brotherhood when his …
Compare and contrast 19th century with 20th century Westernizers The 20th Century westernizers saw reforms and took to the streets in terms of protesting and revolting to the monarchist states that had taken rule over the new Arab states, which …
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Kemal Atatürk & Reza Shah (20th century Westernizers) Both Iran and Turkey saw a vigorous campaign to overhaul the states of Arab regimes that had taken over after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. While both Turkey and Iran seemed …
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Kemalism & Pahlavism Kemalism and Pahlavism were two different kinds of authoritarian means so as to direct the public through new reforms. Kemalism had six reforms. All of these reforms, when combined, allowed six different ideologies to be merged together …
Canakule 1915 (the film) The film, namely Canakule 1915, follows the story of the Gallipoli campaign that begin within the World War One, and saw the focus of the war shift a little from the Western front to the Eastern …
The Arab Revolt – Sharif Husayn and Amir Faysal – heroes or traitors? The Arab Revolt was a very planed and ensuing tactic used by the British to weaken the Ottoman Empire during World War One. The Ottoman Empire had …
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