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Europe Claims Muslims Lands
Ch. 11.3
Death of Suleyman I
• 1) A succession of Weak Rulers
• 2) Division into Factions, Corruption, Economic and Technological decline
Rise of Nationalism
• Inspired Greeks, Serbs and other groups in Ottoman Empire to fight for self-rule
Geopolitics-taking land for its strategic location or products
• Access to sea trade routes focuses attention on Ottoman lands
• 1) World powers forced alliances or waged war to gain control of the Ottoman Empire because of its strategic geographic location.
Crimean War
• To gain land on the Black Sea, Russia fought and lost a war against the Ottomans and their allies the British and the French
• The war highlighted the military weakness of the Ottoman Empire and ultimately the Ottomans lost most of their land.
Construction of the Suez Canal
• When Egypt ran into problems paying for the construction, Britain insisted on overseeing financial control of the canal and, in 1882 occupied the country.
Discovery of Oil in Persia (Iran)
• Lacking capital to develop its resources, Persia granted concession to European businesses
• Rebellion followed and eventually Britain and Russia divided Persia into a sphere of influence
The policies European nations used to gain control of Muslim Lands
• Created sphere of influence
• Practiced economic imperialism