Me ! : )what led to the end of the ottoman empire at the close of world war i?   a. the ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with germany and italy.  b. the empire spent too much money on buildings and new roads and went bankrupt.  c. the people in the empire were starving because a long drought had ruined agriculture.  d. the ottoman government was overthrown  by a revolt of factory workers who were unemployed when the war ended.  save who drew up the boundaries of the new countries created from the ottoman empire at the end of world war i?   a. united states b. ottoman rulers c. european politicians  d. middle eastern governments  the "mandate system" in the middle east was begun following the end of a. world war i b. world war ii  c. the gulf war  d. vietnam war