Rise and Fall of the CUP in World War I Ottoman Empire

Questions and Answers

What event led to the outbreak of the First World War?

The murder of the Austrian Crown Prince Archduke Ferdinand

Who advocated nationalist economic policies and the building of an indigenous merchant and industrial bourgeoisie?

Alexander Helphand (Parvus)

Which event marked the beginning of the Unionist one-party regime that ruled the Ottoman Empire during World War I?

The coup d'état by the CUP in January 1913

Who formed a coherent Turkish nationalist ideology based on a synthesis of Islam, the state, and Turkishness?

Ziya Gökalp Signup and view all the answers

Which country did the Ottoman Empire collaborate with by signing a secret agreement with its leaders in August 1914?

Germany Signup and view all the answers

Who was removed from the government as part of further secularization efforts?

Şeyhülislam, highest religious dignitary Signup and view all the answers

What led to the survival of a counter-revolution in April 1909?

Indirect CUP control on the government Signup and view all the answers

Which group wielded more power than the government during World War I?

The inner circle of Unionists Signup and view all the answers

What did Ziya Gökalp make a distinction between in his ideology?

Culture and civilization Signup and view all the answers

Which individual was part of the ideological debates related to Ottomanism, Pan Turkism, and Islamism?

Sait Halim Pasha Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Causes of World War I

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to the outbreak of the First World War

Economic Nationalism

Ziya Gökalp advocated nationalist economic policies and the building of an indigenous merchant and industrial bourgeoisie

Ottoman Empire in World War I

The 1913 Balkan Wars marked the beginning of the Unionist one-party regime that ruled the Ottoman Empire during World War I
The Ottoman Empire collaborated with Germany by signing a secret agreement with its leaders in August 1914

Turkish Nationalism

Ziya Gökalp formed a coherent Turkish nationalist ideology based on a synthesis of Islam, the state, and Turkishness
Gökalp made a distinction between "culture" and "civilization" in his ideology

Secularization Efforts

Abdul Hamid II was removed from the government as part of further secularization efforts

Counter-Revolution

The counter-revolution in April 1909 was survived due to the support of the Albanian units and the Macedonian army

Power Dynamics in World War I

The Committee of Union and Progress wielded more power than the government during World War I

Ideological Debates

Ziya Gökalp was part of the ideological debates related to Ottomanism, Pan Turkism, and Islamism

Description

Explore the rise to power and subsequent fall of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) in the Ottoman Empire leading up to and during World War I. Learn about the CUP's control over the government, survival of counter-revolution, and eventual seizure of absolute power with a coup d'état in 1913.