Chapter 255 The Decline of the Austrian Empire Status of Austria very poor Lost HRE Italy R evolts broke out Hungary The Last Straw L ost 7 Weeks War The Dual Monarchy To save the empire Austria gave in to Hungarian demands and created a Dual Monarchy aka AustriaHungary ID: 656830
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Unrest in Austria:Coping with Nationalistic Movements
Chapter 25.5Slide2
The Decline of the Austrian Empire
Status of Austria very poor:
Lost HRE
ItalyRevolts broke outHungary“The Last Straw” Lost 7 Weeks’ WarSlide3
The Dual Monarchy
To save the empire, Austria gave in to Hungarian demands and created a Dual Monarchy (aka Austria-Hungary)
Led by Francis Joseph I
Strengths
Weaknesses
-Provided markets for ea.
other (A- Ind. & H- Ag.)
-Ended revolts-Tariffs (A. wanted high taxes)-Ethnic divisions-Austria weakSlide4
Austria-Hungary’s New Focus
Wanted to control the Balkans
Not an easy task:
Needed to take away from OttomansBalkan people wanted independenceEuropean countries also wanted to control BalkansSlide5
Dividing the Balkans
1875 Balkan revolts ended w/ Ottoman defeat
Treaty of San Stefano
Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, independenceSelf-Rule to Bulgaria which Russia then occupied for yearsSlide6
Dividing the Balkans
At the Congress of Berlin:
GB , Russia, Ottomans given some
territoryA&H governed Bosnia and Herzegovina Later A&H annexedResult:Ottoman Empire weakBalkan states resent
A&HSlide7
Dividing the Balkans
Balkan League
Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece, Serbia
Balkan League declared war on the Ottoman Empire and wonLed to a 2nd war between Ottoman Empire, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania and BulgariaBulgaria gets annihilatedTensions in the Balkans continue to grow