Called the "Sick Man of Europe" in the early 20th century, this empire collapsed just after WWI
[DOC] [TLE] The Decline of the Ottoman Empire & The Birth ... - Historyteacher.net [PAR] After the European explorations of the 1500s, the bulk of world trade shifted from 
the ... 1800s, Europeans called the Ottoman Empire the "Sick Man of Europe" and 
looked at its ...