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Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. World History 1750-Present. Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. Hapsburg Empire Declines. Hapsburg Empire Declines. Nationalism led to unity in Italy and Germany Nationalism led to something entirely different for the Austrian Empire.
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Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire World History 1750-Present
Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire Hapsburg Empire Declines
Hapsburg Empire Declines • Nationalism led to unity in Italy and Germany • Nationalism led to something entirely different for the Austrian Empire
Hapsburg Empire Declines • The Austrian Empire had been one of the largest empires in Europe • The Austrian Empire consisted of Austria, Bohemia, Hungary, and parts of Romania, Poland, Ukraine, and Italy
Hapsburg Empire Declines • The Hapsburg family ruled over the Austrian Empire and were very conservative • The Hapsburgs restricted the press and limited industrial development because it threatened tradition
Hapsburg Empire Declines • By 1850, the Austrian Empire had a population of 50 million • Of those, only ¼ were Austrians
Hapsburg Empire Declines • ¼ of the population were Italians and Hungarians • ½ were Slavic, including Czechs, Slovaks, Poles, Ukrainians, Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
Hapsburg Empire Declines • Each of these groups wanted their own country • Nationalists revolts broke out in 1848, but were crushed by the government
Hapsburg Empire Declines • In the mid-1800s, 18-year-old Francis Joseph inherited the throne • After being defeated by France and Sardinia in 1858, Joseph realized he needed to strengthen his empire
Hapsburg Empire Declines • He granted a new constitution that set up a legislature • The legislature was dominated by Austrians • This upset the other groups, especially Hungarians
Hapsburg Empire Declines • After the defeat by the Prussians in 1866, the Hungarians forced Austria to accept a Dual Monarchy • The Austria-Hungarian Empire was created
Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire The Austria-Hungary Empire
The Austria-Hungary Empire • Francis Joseph ruled both in foreign matters, but Austria and Hungary were independent of one another domestically
The Austria-Hungary Empire • This made Hungarians happy, but upset the other nationalities • Some of the influential Slavic leaders wanted to create a Slavic nation • This led to great unrest in the country that would boil over in the early 1900s
Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire • The Ottoman Empire faced many of the same problems the Austria-Hungarian Empire faced • It was a very large empire made up of many nationalities
The Ottoman Empire • In the Balkans, Serbia had won independence in 1830 • Southern Greece won independence during the 1830s
The Ottoman Empire • During the 1800s, many other groups revolted against the Ottoman Empire • During the turmoil of the mid-1800s, many European countries saw the weakening Ottoman Empire as a chance to grow their own empires
The Ottoman Empire • European powers scrambled to divide up the Ottoman Empire • Russia pushed south toward the Black Sea and Istanbul (capital of Turkey)
The Ottoman Empire • Austria-Hungary took control of Bosnia and Herzegovina • The action angered the Serbs, which saw the land as their territory
The Ottoman Empire • Britain and France wanted to take over Ottoman territory in the Middle East and north Armenia • Many Europeans and other world leaders were very concerned about the developments in Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire • Both of the Empires were located along the Balkan mountains • The area became known as the Balkan Powder Keg
The Ottoman Empire • The Ottoman Empire tried to westernize • The Ottoman Empire sent students to western nations to learn about advanced medicine, technology, and farming techniques
The Ottoman Empire • The advanced healthcare created a new set of problems • It led to a population increase • This led to fighting over land
The Ottoman Empire • In the 1890s, a group of liberals formed a movement called the Young Turks • In 1908, the Young Turks overthrew the sultan (leader of the Ottoman Empire) • Their reforms were not realized due to World War I, which broke out in 1914
Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire Armenian Massacre
Armenian Massacre • In the 1890s, another major event took place in the Ottoman Empire • The largest nationality in the Ottoman Empire were the Turks and they were Muslims
Armenian Massacre • The Turks tried to suppress the nationalist minorities • This suppression reached its height when the Muslim Turks accused Christian Armenians of supporting Russian aggression
Armenian Massacre • When the Armenians protested repressive Ottoman policies, the sultan had tens of thousands of Armenians slaughtered • Between 600,000 and 1.5 million Armenians were killed over the next few years
Armenian Massacre • The slaughter was genocide • Genocide: a deliberate attempt to destroy a racial, political, or cultural group