Ataturk

__//** Mr. Rhodes: "Damn smart guy" **//__ || Exiled to Kuwait by Arabian tribes Economic focus Conservative Wahabbists--extremely conservative form of Islam Embraced this form or Islam Gets him support Helps him to unite the tribes To unite the tribes you have to stay traditional Creates a traditional monarchy to govern Saudi-Arabia Britain supported Husayn rather than Ibn-Saud Husayn was too close to the West so Saud used this to gain support against him Wahabbists were given restrictions by Husayn Ibn-Saud still has to have Western support || Womanized Drank || Originated as one of the Young Turks Wants to Westernize Wants to fight for the Allies yet defends Constantinople and becomes a war hero Gain popularity Paris Peace Lose control of Constantinople Military occupation Unites the Turks to overthrow the Allies in Turkey and the sultan Reaches out to France, Italy, the U.S. and Russia dividing the Allies and isolating Greece and Britain Weakens the treaty's terms on Turkey Creates a new deal for Turkey Defeats Greece and is able to bargain with Britain because Britain stands alone in enforcing the treaty Had to modernize their military to defeat Greece, only then did were they able to make a deal with France Establishes a lasting democracy in Turkey (his reign is dictator-like Secularizes: traditional hats/veils are prohibited  Liberal Reforms  Education: Use of Latin alphabet vs. the Arabic alphabet
 * Ibn-Saud || Both || Atatürk
 * Didn't have a formal education but learned much about strategy in exile

Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk)
 * Ataturk (father of the Turks)
 * Emerged as leader after collapse of Ottoman government
 * Professional soldier by training
 * Ambitious program of westernization
 * Eliminated sultanate and caphilate and created parliamentary state with himself as president
 * Using nationalism and his popularity tried to alter the entire structure of Turkish Society
 * Banned wearing of veil
 * Forced men to wear western hats
 * New alphabet on western models
 * Toured countryside and taught people alphabet
 * Avoided imperial domination with a policy of neutrality
 * Authoritarian, but re-made Turkey into a relatively effective legislative democracy which survived long after his death
 * Reforms about status of women were not as permanent ||