HIS103Y1 Lecture : HIS103Y Lecture 30 January 30th
Document Summary
January 1877 survival of austria-hungary was a necessity of the first order for the german empire. ": powers cooperate if east rumelia revolts again and dealt with in a way that would be acceptable for russia and austria. 18th september 1885 rumelia revolts and drive out ottomans, want to ally with. To prove he wasn"t a russian pawn: alexander of battenberg, king of bulgaria, forges on an independent path, this outrages russia, who begins a more forceful policy. Austria and russia, if russia attacked austria, or a war between france and germany, if germany attacked first: this in combination with dual-alliance discourages aggression. 2nd article of reinsurance treaty germany"s unqualified support to press home its influence in greater bulgaria. Russian regime in bulgaria and russian control of the straits: ferdinand of saxe-coburg, pro-austrian, elected new bulgarian king bismarck now obligated to admit that austria was more important than russia.
