The Congress of Berlin was a conference of the major European powers, hosted by the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck, that revised the peace settlement after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78. Russia had imposed the Treaty of San Stefano on the Ottoman Empire, creating a large Bulgaria, and Britain and Austria-Hungary objected to the resulting Russian influence in the Balkans. The congress reduced the size of Bulgaria, recognized the full independence of Serbia, Montenegro and Romania, and allowed Austria-Hungary to occupy Bosnia and Herzegovina. Britain took control of Cyprus under a separate arrangement with the Ottomans. Bismarck presented himself as an honest broker, but Russia felt cheated, and the settlement left Balkan tensions that contributed to later crises.
Before and after
- from 1878 to 1880Second Anglo-Afghan War
- 1878Founding of Everton F.C.
- 3 March 1878Treaty of San Stefano
- 10 May 1878Birth of Gustav Stresemann
- from 13 June 1878 to 13 July 1878Congress of Berlin
- 13 July 1878Treaty of Berlin of 1878
- from 22 October 1878 to 30 September 1890Gesetz gegen die gemeingefährlichen Bestrebungen der Sozialdemokratie
- November 1878Advance Australia Fair
- November 1878Birth of Lise Meitner
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- from 8 October 1912 to 30 May 1913First Balkan War
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