Fall of the Ottomans, Rise of the

Nationalists

Mehmed VI, the last Sultan of the

Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire 1913

Diverse Empire Turks, Kurds, Arabs, Armenians, Greeks, and

others depending on the time period. Muslims, Christians, Jews

Ethnic Groups

Joined the war on the side of Germany Strong economic ties to Germany

◦ Berlin/Baghdad Railroad

Alliance with Central Powers

Treaty between the allied powers and the Ottomans.

Abolished the Ottoman Empire Turkey had to give up vast areas of land and

allow for British, French, Italian, and Greek occupation.

The Treaty of Sèvres

Turkey 1920

Map of Turkey as divided up by the Treaty of Sevre.

Dismantling an Empire

Ottoman lands and what Turkish nationalists had come to consider their homeland was being partitioned.

Losing land and power. Ottoman Sultan held in custody by the allies

at this time and power over the country begins to shift to the resistance movement and their “Grand National Assembly.”

Anger over Treaty

Anger over the treaty and the encroachment of other nations on Turkish areas helps to fuel support for the nationalist movement.

War breaks out between Turkish nationalist forces and Armenians, Greeks, and the French.

All of which have been granted territory in areas considered Turkish by the Treaty of Sevre.

Map of war fronts

Nationalists Build Support