<em><u>The Ottoman Empire, also known as the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
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<u>The Ottoman Empire began as one of the small Turkish states</u> <u><em>that emerged in Asia Minor during the decline of the Seljuk Empire</em></u>.
<u><em>The Ottoman Turks gradually controlled the other Turkish states</em></u>, <u>and continued to expand at the expense of the territories of the Byzantine Empire.
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It is a term that refers to the idea that Western people had a duty to civilize so-called “inferior” or nonwhite cultures. It was used to justify the European imperialism during the late nineteenth century.
The Battle of Lake Erie was fought in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812.It was one of the biggest naval battles of the War of 1812.
