Why did ottoman empire join WW1 #history #ww1

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  1. Ottoman Leadership was supportive of war against Russia most Ottoman's were unpleased with their Loss in 1829 and the whole Treaty of Adrianople War Minister Enver Pasha hoped their previous losses could be fixed by joining the Central Powers and gain former Territories as well as his Pan Turkic idea's In which he wanted to unite Turkic speaking people's in central asia and the Caucasus with German support he saw it as a possibility As well as Abolishing old Capitulations which gave foreign powers Economic Privilege's. beating the Russian's the Ottoman's thought perhaps Nationalism could be put to a halt with the Armenian's and the Balkan's so in a way they needed a victory to perhaps restore a sense of stability and joining the Central Powers could have done that.

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