HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: April Uprising, Austria-Hungary, The Great Game
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Bismarck must prevent liberal forces from taking power. Need to prevent the expansion of the german empire (cannot expand without dan. Austrian germans without an empire would look to attach themselves to the germ. Austrians living in fear of prussia"s military power, work to conciliate prussian power. Austrians will protect and maintain influence in the balkans. Russians and british are competing central asia (spy duels, bluffs great game) Internal changes, backward society, calls for internal changes. Efforts to catch up with the industrial revolution. Small but growing role of public opinion in russian society. Pan slav russia has a responsibility for slavic people outside russia t danger) erman empire. Pan slav russia has a responsibility for slavic people outside russia. Slavs in ottoman empire want to be part of larger slavic nation. Other states look on prussia as aggressive and prepared to use war. B wants to create loose grouping of states to maintain peace.
