Bosnian Crisis and Balkan wars Flashcards
qWhat were the provinces called that Austria-hungary?
Bosnia and Herzegovina
What was the treaty called that allowed Austria to occupy them?
Congress of Berlin (1878), but the ottoman empire still own them
When was the treaty agreed that stated that Russia was to be banned from using a route between the two seas near Constantinople?
1841
What were the two states that were closed by the governing treaties?
Bosporus and Dardanelles
What was the agreement between russia and Austria?
That Austria would remove the warships stranded and would support Russia’s demands for a revision of the treaties governing the closure of Bosporus and Dardanelles
When was the agreement
1908
What was the russian foreign Minister name?
Izvolsky
Who did Izvolsky secretly meet with before the agreement?
Aehrenthal
What did Izvolsky say in the secret meeting?
That before Austria annexed the provinces (Bosnia and Herzegovina, taken On the 6th of october 1908), Russia would have to get internaitional support. But Aehrenthal ignored him and did it anyway, and it recieved backlash from Europe
Why was Serbia outraged?
Because they hoped to make the provinces part of Greater Serb
What was worrying about Serbia?
There were demenstrations of war
What did Germany do?
Germany stood shoulder to shoulder with Austria, just incase Serbia went to war
What happened to the relations between Russia and Austria?
The relation was strained, because of the early annex made by Austria
Why did Russia have to accept the Annexation
Because of the Russo Japanese war (1904 - 1905), Russia was weakened and had littl support from Britain or France. So, russia couldn’t stand with Serbia .All of this forced Russia to accept and recognize the annexation.
What did rhe Austrian minister in belgrade say in 1909?
“Here all think of revenge”, meaning Serbia wants to go to war, implying that russia has to help with it.
When did Austria Hungary annex Bosnia?
1908
Who were in the Bulkan leaque?
Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Montenegro
When the Balkan league formed?
In 1912
When was the Young Turk revolution?
1908-09
What else was the Ottoman Empire distracted by?
The war with Italy over control of Libya
Why did the leaugue attack the Ottoman Empire?
For the redistribution of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire
When was the first Balkan war?
8th of October 1912
What was the airm of the Leauge?
To take Macedonia from Turkey
How long did it take for the Turkish Empire to collapse in Europe?
Three weeks, and troopswere advancing on Constantinople.
When was the armistace Signed?
December 3 1912
What did the armistace state?
that the Turks gave up all their territory in the Balkans except for a small zone around the Dardanelles and Bosphorus, which satisfied Russia, while Austria’s demand that an independent Albania was to be set up and it was also agreed.
Who were unhappy?
Bulgaria was unhappy and felt cheated and this caused the second Balkan wae
When was the the second Balkan war
June 1913. The Greeks, the romanians and the Turks all supported Serbia and withn a month Bulgaria was defeated
What was the armistice called for the 2nd Balkandwar?
Treaty of Bucharest
When the Armistice for the 2nd Balkan war signed?
July 30th 1913
What did the armistice for the 2nd Balkan war state?
Under the terms of the treaty, Greece and Serbia divided most of Macedonia between themselves, leaving Bulgaria with only a small part of the region, Bulgaria had been badly defeated and lost its gains; it turned to Austria as an ally and away from its former partner, Russia. With 122,000 dead, the scale of the wars had not been large.
What happened to Greece and Serbia after the 2nd war?
As a result of the Balkan Wars, Greece gained southern Macedonia as well as the island of Crete. Serbia gained the Kosovo region and extended into northern and central Macedonia.
When did Serbia gain it’s independence from the Ottoman empire?
1830
