The Ottoman Empire

7.) Show different types of propaganda used to promote the war.

[1]Unlike the other countries, the Ottoman Empire could not produce useful and meaningful propaganda to support the war. Instead the authors of this humongous nation focused more on a national identity. The Ottoman Empire was a multi-ethnic land with many tongues and cultures. We can see this today in the many nations that emerged from the lands where the Ottoman Empire used to be: Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, etc. The empire was going through several problems during the war, mostly with identity. [2]The Turkish soldiers even took up arms against their own lands, such as the Armenians in the province of Van.

[1] http://www.palgrave-usa.com/catalog/product.aspx?isbn=1845114906

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_empire

10.) How did the aftermath of WWI change the direction of the country? How much destruction did that country suffer? How angry was it? What happened to them? Who controlled them?

The Ottoman Empire was affected greatly by the war. This once vast and powerful nation was reduced to the land of Turkey, where it once spanned from Africa to Iran. [1]The Ottoman Empire did not have to wait till after the war, because they exited on October 30, 1918, with the signing of the Armistice of Mudros. The empire lost its Middle Eastern territories to Britain and France under the treaty of Sevres. After this, the nation was virtually stripped of everything. This was the beginning of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. Because other countries were now coming into their territories, the Turks began the Turkish national movement, led by Mustafa Kemal. This was a result of the occupations of Istanbul and Izmir along with the invading Greek, British, and French forces. They refused to recognize the government in Istanbul and the invading forces. Turkish revolutionaries also arose with a people’s army, fighting off the intruding forces, such as the French, Italian,