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How would the Middle East develop without WW1?
As I understand it the Ottoman Empire was reviving after the Balkan wars and contrary to its reputation as the 'sick man of Europe' was actually on the upswing. Therefore it seems likely that the Empire would continue to dominate the Middle East and therefore all of its oil.
Does that mean the Berlin-Baghdad railroad gets completed on time? Do the Germans get the contracts to develop Ottoman oil and build the pipelines? Does this prevent the Saudis from rising to power and the Middle East eventually being plagued by an upswing in Wahhabi interpretation of Islam?
What does all the oil revenue mean for the Ottoman Empire and do outside powers work to pick it apart, develop internal resistance to Istanbul, and/or do regime challenges emerge on their own internally?
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