E uropean Challenges to the Muslim World
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European Challenges to the Muslim Wor ld By: Phil Bott
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European Challenges to
the Muslim World
By: Phil Bott
Ferm
ent
in t
he
Musl
im W
orl
d
The Islamic faith extends from
Africa to South-East Asia.
There are three main rulers of the
Muslim world: Mughals, Ottomans,
and the Safavids. Central government losing power
over landowning nobles, military
elites, and urban craft guilds.
Reforms started all across the
Muslim world in the late
1700s-1800s. Islamic reforms also began in
Africa and Usman dan Fodio led
this reform. Muslim empires demanded special
rights for their people.
Challe
nges
to t
he
Ott
om
an E
mpir
e
The Ottoman empire spread
across the Middle East, North
East, and parts of Eastern
Europe. As Nationalistic ideas through
Western Europe, revolts started
within the Ottoman Empire.
Britain, France, Russia each
wanted a piece of the crumbling
Ottoman empire. People in the Ottoman empire
threatened to break away.
Eff
ort
s at
Refo
rms
The reforms brought better health
care and revitalized farming.
Reforms caused the population
explosion.In the 1890s a group of liberals
created a movement called the
Young Turks.This movement ended up causing
a world war in the Ottoman empire
In Turkey there was a genocide
started against the Armenians
because of their Nationalism.
Egyp
t Seeks
to
Modern
ize
Muhammad Ali was a soldier that
made many good changes to Egypt.
He was sometimes called
“the father of modern Egypt”.
He improved tax collection,
reorganized the landholding system,
and backed large irrigation projects
that increased farming output.
The Suez canal was built by a
French entrepreneur named
Ferdinand de Lesseps.
Iran a
nd t
he W
est
ern
Po
wers
Reform could not save Iran from
Western imperialism.Russia and Britain wanted land
around the area. Russia wanted to
expand into Central Asia and Britain
wanted to protect its interests with
India.Some Iranians, mostly the middle
class wanted to adopt western ways.
Others, mostly Muslim religious
leaders, condemned the government
and western ways.
