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In 1914, the British impounded 2 dreadnoughts they were building for the Ottoman Empire (the Sultan Osman I and Reşadiye) to bulk up the Royal Navy. Did this in any way impact the Ottoman decision to join World War One?

by /u/George_S_Patton_III in /r/AskHistorians

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