Treaty of Berlin of 1878
The Treaty of Berlin was a part of the Congress of Berlin (June 13-July 13, 1878). In it, the United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the Ottoman Empire wrote the Treaty of San Stefano.
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Problems in the treaty [change]
Bulgaria [change]
The most important problem in the Treaty was deciding what would happen to the Kingdom of Bulgaria.[1] However, Russia insisted that Bulgaria should not be talked about in the treaty.[2] The previous Treaty of San Stefano had created a huge Bulgarian state which was just what Great Britain and Austria-Hungary did not want.[3]
Independence [change]
Th treaty said that Romania, Serbia and Montenegro were to become independent. The Ottoman province of Bosnia-Herzegovina was given to Austro-Hungarian.
The three newly-independent states soon declared themselves kingdoms (Romania in 1881, Serbia in 1882 and Montenegro in 1910). Austria-Hungary took Bosnia officially in 1908, causing the major European crisis.
References [change]
- ↑ Krasner, Stephen D. (1999). Sovereignty: Organized Hypocrisy. Princeton University Press. pp. p.165. ISBN 069100711X. http://books.google.com/books?id=TkrfTZlyUogC&pg=PA81&dq=069100711X&sig=OIw-2Cq9LFFvKizJkvoJJQh09ZQ#PPP1,M1.
- ↑ Krasner, p.165
- ↑ Crampton, R. J. (2005). A Concise History of Bulgaria. Cambridge University Press. pp. p.84. ISBN 0521850851. http://books.google.com/books?id=eH1MSHM1hLUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=A+Concise+History+of+Bulgaria&sig=KxSM8_0nOxBq8XIQBSnjSb4owR8#PPA84,M1.
