Decline of the Ottoman Empire

  • Napolean Invades Egypt

  • Greece gains Independence

  • Sultan suspends interest payments on state debts

  • Sultan suspends Constitution

  • Serbia, Romania, Montenegro, and Bulgaria win Independence

  • Young Turk revolution

  • Balkan Wars

  • Armenian Massacres

  • Arab revolt: Ottoman Territories in the Middle East lost

  • Ataturk abolishes sultanate

  • Treaty of Lausanne creates a new Turkish State