It redrew the world map and reshaped many borders in Europe ... and Yugoslavia. When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, Turkey was established. The German Empire became Germany, and Germany lost ...
The Ottoman Empire arose from the ashes ... By the 19th century, though, the empire had entered into terminal decline and was frequently referred to as the "sick man of Europe." ...
They carved up the Middle East map with the stroke of a pen ... colonial interests out of the remains of the defunct Ottoman Empire. Ethnic, religious and topographical considerations were ...