The Ottoman Empire was significantly weakened financially by:
a. The Crimean War
b. dependence on foreign loans
c. lack of infrastructure to support western-style reforms.
d. pegging the value of their currency to the fluctuating British pound
e. too small of a professional class to administer the new economy.
ANSWER:
b
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