The two states were the greatest powers of West Asia, and the rivalry was further fueled by dogmatic differences: the Ottomans were Sunnis, while the Safavids were staunchly Shia Muslims of the Qizilbash sect, and seen as heretics by the Ottomans.
A collapse of their newly independent nations. Although the diverse ethnicities were unhappy under the Austro-Hungary empire, they were secure under the government.
There is a great possibility that the end result of the war was different. For the entry of the United States into the war for victory was providential. If the United States had not entered, perhaps we would live in a different world now, if we consider the importance of the American entry into the war and all of its power in helping its allies to win.
