Turkey at the Beginning of the 20th Century
History:
World War I – the beginning and the spread of conflict; the participation of the Ottoman empire; the withdrawal of Russia and the entry of the US.
Post war conferences and treaties, and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire; The Turkish War of Independence; The treaties of Sèvres and Lausanne, and the Mudanya Cease-Fire agreement.
Geography:
The demographic and economic effects of the Industrial Revolution.
The effects of the war on the demography of Turkey.
Sociology:
Social effects of the Industrial Revolution:
development of the state and civil society;
the notion of citizenship and the individual, and their rights;
capitalism and class;
gender and family issues;
the social effects of World War I and the War of Independence.
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