Ottoman Decline Was Caused by All Except

question 30

Multiple Choice

Ottoman decline was caused by all except

• A) a decline of competence within the ruling family.
• B) internal decay of the ruling elite.
• C) the Europeanization of the Turkish upper classes.
• D) a decrease in the involvement of the rulers in the activities of the government, thus enabling the Sublime Porte to become more powerful.
• E) conquest of Constantinople by Great Britain and France in the Crimean War.

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