Examines various aspects of international relations. May be repeated for credit if topics are different. Topics for Spring 2026. Section A1: World War I and the Making of the Modern Middle East. Covers the period between the Young Turk Revolution in 1908 and the demise of the Ottoman Empire in the early 1920s. It examines historical debates, including the Ottoman decision to enter the war on the side of the Central Powers, Ottoman mobilization practices, the Armenian Genocide, and the Arab Revolt.

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