Contributor(s): Author: Yiğit Akın The Ottoman Empire was unprepared for the massive conflict of World War I.
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They placed unprecedented hardships onto the shoulders of the Ottoman people: mass conscription, a state-controlled economy, widespread food shortages, and ethnic cleansing.
Lacking the infrastructure and resources necessary to wage a modern war, the empire\'s statesmen reached beyond the battlefield to sustain their war effort.
Contributor(s): Author: Yiğit Akın The Ottoman Empire was unprepared for the massive conflict of World War I