74.1 First World War - Introduction, and Treaty Of Berlin 1878

A History of Europe, Key Battles

Carl Rylett

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🗓️ 3 February 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

A summary of the main events from the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 to the beginning of the First World War in 1914

At the end of the nineteenth century the Balkans had multiple crises. The Treaty of Berlin 1878 was an attempt by the Great Powers of Europe to find a framework for stability in a region with various competing interests, many of them incompatible with each other. In effect, it created two spheres of influence in the Balkans: the Austrians’ in the west and the Russians’, together with the Serb allies, in the east.

No side, however, was satisfied with Treaty. The Bulgarians were furious at having been denied the larger territory which they had won in battle. And the Serbians harboured ambitions for their borders to be expand southwards to areas inhabited by fellow Slavs, but under control partly of the Ottoman and partly the Austrians.

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0:40.3	The Welcome to a History of Europe Key Battles podcast.
1:11.6	This is Part 1 of the Great War of 1914 to 1918.
1:18.6	Introduction and the Treaty of Berlin 1878.
1:23.6	In this final series of episodes in this podcast, I will look at World War I, 1914 to
1:33.3	1918.
1:35.3	Because of the scare and importance of this conflict, this would be the longest series, by far,
1:40.3	19 episodes in total, and we will spend a good amount of time looking into the origins of the war.
1:46.0	We're ready to go, so let's begin. Over the centuries the continent of Europe has all too frequently been afflicted by warfare.
2:15.6	From the beginning of historical records, the stories of conflicts
2:20.3	between tribes, dynasties, and more recently nations. Traditionally, those directly involved in war
2:28.4	were a small sector of society, the rulers and the warrior class. Even though regular people going about their normal business were often collateral damage
2:38.0	if their town happened to be under siege or their lands pillaged by an unruly army.
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