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Choose ONE question (#13-15) to answer in a 250-300 work post. Due Friday May 24.
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I believe that the Treaty of Berlin could definitely be considered a long term cause of WWI because it was based on alliances created solely for the purposes of individual interests in imperialism which became tense and tangled thus creating an environment for a global military conflict. Some results of the Congress of Berlin were, Macedonia would remain under Ottoman rule, Bulgaria would be extended, Bosnia and Herzegovina were given to Austria, and Romania, Montenegro, and Serbia were all granted independence. Not only did this attempted reorganization of the Balkans create competition between the Great Powers, it also created competition within the Balkan territory because some countries were granted independence and given territory while others weren't. Overall, the people of the Balkans were unhappy because their desires were ignored. The direct cause of WWI is often said to be the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by a Bosnian, supplied by the Serbs. This was caused by the tension in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to the fact that they wanted independence from Austria, and also proved to be the chief reason of discord between Serbia and Austria. Russian and Austrian relations were sour because of competing interests in that area, as well as Russian and German relations in accordance with the dissolution of the League of 3 Emperors. Also, Britain and France were constantly trying to prevent Russia from gaining access to the Mediterranean Sea. The Ottoman Empire is sometimes referred to as the”Sick Man of Europe” because they constantly played countries against each other for the open territory that would result from its dissolving empire. The Treaty of Berlin was simply an extension of that; the Balkan territory created a dangerous power vacuum that essentially left everyone unhappy and increased international tension which led to WWI.
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The Intended purpose of the treaty of Berlin was to "revise" the San Stefano Treaty which imposed on the Ottoman Empire by the Russians, provided for a new disposition or control of the European provinces Of the Ottoman Empire that would have ended effective Turkish control over the Balkans due to Turkeys lack of governing and corrupt ways of directing the country. As an antagonistic situation it could be said that France and Britain were exasperated with Turkey and attempted to encourage the Sultans reform and modernize their empire so that the people would not rebel and see improvement. Two other great powers which had great opposition where Russia and Austria-Hungary; Austria was very skeptical towards Russia's "friendship" considering the fact that both Powers wanted The Mediterranean Port and both France and Britain opposed to this idea due to the fact that it would ruin the idea of imperialism by upsetting routes to India and challenge Frances position in the Middle East. Noticeably the Ottoman Empire is ignored during this whole process due to their lack of cooperation and flexibility to accept the terms that the other great powers where imposing. And even more attention was placed on where Bosnia, Serbia and Bulgaria would end up due to the fact that they had already rebelled against Turkey and they had the support of Russia coming to their aid due to the influence and ties of the Slavs seeking for independence, Russia’s help to Slavs or Orthodox people in Bulgaria and Serbia was not liked by the rest of Europe, because it seemed as though Russia had a double intention by supporting Serbia and Bulgaria’s independence and that was to extend its frontiers and influence to the Mediterranean and this seamed as another alternative to get what they wanted to achieve. All great powers where left irritated and with a non-satisfactory result from this treaty and they were tired of “revising” so, yes the Treaty of Berlin is a long term cause of WW1.
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