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1 The Eastern Question

2 What are the major developments that set the stage
Karlowitz and Passarowitz Treaties Küçük Kaynarca (1774) and Jassy Treaties Invasion of Egypt (1798) Congress of Vienna (1815) Balance of power

3 What is the Eastern Question?
“the question of how to satisfy competing Balkan nationalisms and the imperialist ambitions of the great powers without causing the destruction of the Ottoman Empire, or, if this destruction was inevitable (about which the majority of European statesmen were convinced), to dismember it without upsetting the balance of power in Europe and causing a general war” (Erik J. Zürcher, Turkey: A Modern History).

4 Who are the major actors and what are their motives?
Britain France Russia Austria-Hungary Italy Prussia

5 The Eastern Question What are the characteristics / patterns of the Eastern Question? Examples of the Eastern Question? Serbian Insurgency Greek Revolt (1821) Egyptian crisis Crimean War ( ) Ottoman-Russian War ( )

6 Kavalalı Mehmet Ali Pasha


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