1. Nationalism After WWII

2. Turkish Nationalism
The breakup of the Ottoman Empire and growing Western influence in Southeast Asia spurred the rise of nationalism in this region.
After WWI Turkey was all that remained of the Ottoman Empire.
Their sultan was weak and corrupt.
Turkish nationalists overthrew the last Ottoman sultan, by the leadership of Mustafa Kemal.
In 1923, the leader of the overthrow became president of the new Republic of Turkey, the first republic in Southwest Asia.
He ushered many reforms that helped transform Turkey into a modern nation.