Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire

Okay kiddo, so long time ago, there was this big empire called the Ottoman Empire. It was like a huge family that had many different people living together. But sometimes, different members of the family didn't get along or had different ideas about how things should be done.

At one point, some other countries decided they wanted to take some parts of the Ottoman Empire for themselves. So, they got together and made a plan to split up the Ottoman Empire into smaller parts or "pieces", kind of like slicing a cake. Each country that was a part of the plan would get a slice of the Ottoman Empire for themselves.

This process is called partitioning, and it meant that the Ottoman Empire was no longer one big family or country, but instead, it became many smaller countries. This was a big change, and it caused a lot of struggles and disagreements between the new countries, just like when siblings argue over who gets the last piece of cake.