General History · Question
The Ottoman Empire was dissolved after their loss in which war?
Answer
World War I
The story behind the answer
World War I is correct because the Ottoman Empire sided with the Central Powers and, after defeat, signed the Armistice of Mudros (1918). The empire was then partitioned under the Treaty of Sèvres (1920), leading to occupation of key territories. The Turkish War of Independence followed, culminating in the abolition of the sultanate (1922) and the founding of the Republic of Turkey (1923), effectively ending the Ottoman Empire.
Remember: World War I ended empires—Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, and the German and Russian monarchies. The Crimean War (1853–56) hurt but didn’t end the Ottomans; the Balkan Wars (1912–13) shrank their European lands; and the Serbian Revolution (early 1800s) weakened Ottoman control in