Prior to and following the outbreak of the First World War, the Balkans were considered to be the "powder keg of Europe." This is due to the overlapping alliances of the strongest nations and the volatility in that particular region. One significant action could, and, with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, did, ignite a world war.
They were both divided up based on the Mandate System of the League of Nations. Other European countries assumed responsibility of the former territories.
In World War I, the Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman empire. They were joined by Bulgaria in 1915. Italy refused to go to war despite the Triple Alliance, and later joined the Allies (the Entente Powers led by Great Britain, France, and Russia).
On the side of the allies. The enemy was called the "central powers."
Sargon, Mesopotamia.
Austria Hungaryapex-The empires split up into smaller territories.
Austria Hungaryapex-The empires split up into smaller territories.
Austria Hungaryapex-The empires split up into smaller territories.
Austria Hungaryapex-The empires split up into smaller territories.
The Ottoman Empire was one of the Central Powers.
The new territory of the Ottoman Empire was essentially just the country of Turkey. The Ottoman Empire fell after the end of World War I.
The Ottoman Empire was dismantled after the First World War, it was subsequently known as Turkey. Therefore, no, it was known as Turkey during the Second World War.
In 1453, the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed II successfully captured Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. This event marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and the beginning of Ottoman rule in the region, as well as the fall of one of the most significant cities in the medieval world.
The Ottoman Empire
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It was transferred from Constantinople(later renamed Istanbul in 1930) To Ankara.
ottoman empire. world war 2.