Ch 27-3
Europeans Claim Muslim Lands
Group Discussions
What role did geopolitics play in the outbreak of the Crimean War?
Standards:
I-C.5 Analyze and evaluate the impact of 19th century imperialism from varied perspectives.
Objective:
Trace the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of geopolitics in Muslim lands.
Describe the Crimean War.
Analyze Egypt reforms.
Evaluate Persia’s response to foreign pressure
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Ottoman Empire loses power.
Reforms fail.
The fall of Ottoman Empire
Europeans grab territories.
Russians and the Crimean War.
The Great Game.
Crimean War
The Great Game
Egypt initiates reforms.
Military and economic reforms.
The Suez Canal.
Why is the Suez Canal a big deal?
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Persia pressured to change.
Battle over tobacco.
Vocabulary:
Geopolitics
Interest in or taking of land for its location or products
Crimean War
Conflict in which the Ottoman Empire halt Russian expansion near the Black Sea
Suez Canal
Human-made waterway connecting the Red and Mediterranean Sea