Culturally distinct groups resisted being added to a state and tried to break away.
Greeks broke free from the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire ruled by the Turks controlled many ethnic groups such as Greeks, Arabs, Bulgarians, Armenians and Slavs. These different ethnic groups were underrepresented, where deprived from basic civil rights, and were oppressed. During the late eighteenth century, the French and the British pressured the Ottomans to grant equal rights to all people regardless of their ethnic belongings. This has created great tension between Turks and non-Turks on one hand and within Turks on the other hand. This has escalated to
Greek rich merchants sent an important number of Greek scholars, mostly young people, to pursue
Greeks broke free from the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire ruled by the Turks controlled many ethnic groups such as Greeks, Arabs, Bulgarians, Armenians and Slavs. These different ethnic groups were underrepresented, where deprived from basic civil rights, and were oppressed. During the late eighteenth century, the French and the British pressured the Ottomans to grant equal rights to all people regardless of their ethnic belongings. This has created great tension between Turks and non-Turks on one hand and within Turks on the other hand. This has escalated to
Greek rich merchants sent an important number of Greek scholars, mostly young people, to pursue