Unit 4: Nationalism, Industrialism, and Imperialism

Lesson G: Russian Desperation and the Ottoman Decline

Review and Assessment

Review

During the 19^th century, the Ottoman and Russian Empires were faced with the reality that Europe was surpassing them in economic and military power. Both tried to reform themselves, but internal and external pressures limited their ability to do so. By the end of the 19^th century, Russia had slowly industrialized, but internal discontent set it up for eventual revolution. In contrast, the Ottoman Empire had failed continuously to reform and had become known as the "Sick Man of Europe." These weaknesses left both empires vulnerable to collapse, which eventually occurred by the end of World War I.

Select this link to review the pre-assessment prior to completing the lesson assessment. (Select it a second time to hide it.)

Assessment

Throughout the 19^th century, many world empires rose in prominence and competed to dominate the world through industrial power and imperialism. This led to great internal and external changes for these empires. Russia and the Ottoman Empire sought to compete with each other and with the other empires of the world. They faced both internal and external pressures to reform and make themselves relevant in world affairs. Think about what Russia and the Ottoman Empire did during the 19^th century to reform their countries and compete in the world as you complete the BCR below.