Question

How did nationalism affect political developments in the Ottoman Empire, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine?

Answer 1

Nationalism is the rise in a countries feelings that set it apart from other nations.  Ottoman Empire was the sick man of Europe.    The Young Turks created Turkey after WWI.  Iran, Saudi Arabia and Palenstine, were all given options that if they attack Ottoman empire, then they will get their own land after WWI.  Needless to say that after WWI most to all got owned by Britian or France.  

Answer 2

European powers have been watching the Ottoman empire for a long time but Germany's influence in the region made them act fast. At the end the world war one, the Ottoman Empire was disintegrating because of the nationalist feelings rose among different ethnic communities of the region. Soon Turkey can be seen on the map of the world as the largest successor state of the Ottoman empire others include Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine.