What major event upended the Middle East in 1914?
World War I
Great Depression
Boxer Rebellion
Industrial Revolution
Answer
The cataclysmic event that reshaped the Middle East in 1914 was the eruption of World War I. This global conflict, triggered by a web of alliances and escalating tensions between European powers, engulfed the region and beyond. The Ottoman Empire, a dominant force in the Middle East, found itself entangled in the maelstrom, marking a watershed moment that would ultimately redraw the geopolitical landscape.
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