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 VII      147 Russia Voices Her Displeasure     147 The French Government Hesitates     153 French Interests Are Believed to be Menaced     157 The Bagdad Railway Claims French Supporters     165

VIII      176 Early British Opinions Are Favorable     176 The British Government Yields to Pressure     180 Vested Interests Come to the Fore     189 Imperial Defence Becomes the Primary Concern     195 British Resistance is Stiffened by the Entente     202

IX      217 A Golden Opportunity Presents Itself to the Entente Powers     217 The Germans Achieve a Diplomatic Triumph     222 The German Railways Justify Their Existence     229 The Young Turks Have Some Mental Reservations     235

X      239 The Kaiser and the Tsar Agree at Potsdam     239 French Capitalists Share in the Spoils     244 The Young Turks Conciliate Great Britain     252 British Imperial Interests Are Further Safeguarded     258 Diplomatic Bargaining Fails to Preserve Peace     266

XI      275 Nationalism and Militarism Triumph at Constantinople     275 Asiatic Turkey Becomes One of the Stakes of the War     279 Germany Wins Temporary Domination of the Near East     287 "Berlin to Bagdad" Becomes but a Memory     292 To the Victors Belong the Spoils     300 "The Ottoman Empire is Dead. Long Live       Turkey!" 303

XII      314 Germany is Eliminated and Russia Withdraws     314 France Steals a March and is Accompanied by       Italy      318