How Did The Ottoman Empire Reduce European Influence In The 19th Century

The Ottoman empire tried to reduce the European powers and influence in the 19th century So they equipped their army with new technology and up to date weapons, and they also created a newly structured government and state school systems, copying those of Europe’s. The ottoman empire developed their infrastructure and borrowed money to build new railroads and telegraph lines and sea ports. however, modernizing only got them more under the control of Europeans who provided the loans.
By the 19th century, nationalism with the states was starting to challenge the authority of the multicultural Ottoman empire. Once Greece gained their independence from the Ottoman empire other Balkan nations began to follow their example.
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