Congress of Berlin
July 13, 1878
Under Bismarck's iron chairmanship, the great powers revised the Treaty of San Stefano, cutting Bulgaria down to size, giving Cyprus to Britain, and Bosnia to Austria to administer. Russia felt robbed. Serbia, Montenegro, and Romania got their independence. The settlement lasted nearly forty years, until the Balkans blew up on everyone.
In context
Also in 1878 (4 other events on record)
- Edison's Light Bulb Work · North America · Technology
- Second Anglo-Afghan War · Central Asia · War
- San Stefano Treaty · Middle East · Politics
- Salvation Army Founded · Europe · Religion
Before and after in Europe
Before and after in Politics
- Before: 1877: Great Railroad Strike
- After: February 18, 1879: Dual Alliance
Era
Industrial Age (1801–1900), one of 513 events from that era on Saeculum.