One way in which World War I affected Turkish leaders was that "<span>D. They lost control of territory in the Middle East, but preserved Turkey's political independence," since after World War I the Ottoman Empire ceased to exist. </span>
I believe the answer is: D. They lost control of territory in the Middle East, but preserved Turkey's political independence.
When Turkey decided to enter the world war I, they are forced to retract the military power that they posted on middle Eastern to aid Germany in the war. This make their influence in middle east become significantly weaker and causing them to lost many territories in middle East.
