Imperialism, nationalism, and reform

Imperialism, nationalism, and reform had different impacts on the Ottoman, Qajar, and Mohammad Ali Pasha’s dynasties during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Nationalism brought drastic changes to the Empire. Nationalism was necessary for the Turkish people. It was a good Idea because it gave the people the sense of importance that they did not have. However, nationalism changed everything for the bad.

When The Ottoman Empire felt weak and wanted to expand, it turned to imperialism. The new era of the Ottoman Empire was about imperialism and about becoming strong and getting things back to the way they were. Midhat Pasha was the chief engineer of the Ottoman intrigue in1876. He along with the educated people did constitutional movements. He formed the committee of union and progress also known as CUP. The leaders of constitutional movements wanted a bigger role. The constitutional movements brought a change in the political culture of the Middle East. Ideology became a foundation for the new era. Mass politics were embodied and spread.