The Eastern question

1. The Eastern question

Who would take over the role of the weakening Turkish Empire in the Balkans?

1829:Greece

1859:Roumania ( Moldavia, Valachia )

1867:Serbia

2. 1877-1878 Russia against the Turkish Empire

Berlin: conference Russia had to withdraw

- Bulgaria autonomy ( East-Rumelia )

- Bosnia Herzegovina arrow Austrian-Hungarian monarchy

- Macedonian under Turkish rule

- Russia excluded

- Independence of Romania, Serbia

1912: Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia against the Turkish empire

1^st Balkan war took most of the European possessions of the Turkish Empire and created Albania

BUT debates about the borders

1913:2^nd Balkan war

Bulgaria against Serbia ( Bulgaria got nothing, Serbia got Greece)

- uneasy peace

Balkans: powder keg of Europe