After the Ottoman Empire collapsed following the First World War, the modern Turkish state
a. was particularly harsh toward women's rights.
b. instituted many progressive reforms.
c. found security in embracing Islamic tradition.
d. clung closely to traditional Turkish customs.
e. returned to feudalism.
ANSWER:
b
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