The Empire's hold on the Balkans is weakening, and this threatens to upset the entire balance of power in Eastern Europe as Russia and other countries will inevitably be drawn into the conflict. Text: 'The Ottoman Empire has been in slow decline for much of the last century, but never has this been more apparent than in recent years.If everyone refuses, the event will never occur. The country either then has the option of agreeing to host the Congress (in their capital, so it need not be named 'the Congress of Berlin' if the event does not occur for Germany) or refusing. It addresses the idea that the Balkans situation needs to be stabilized, and that a convening of European powers (in addition to Russia and the Ottoman Empire) will be required to resolve it. If the Ottoman Empire has fallen far enough, eventually ' the Eastern Question' event (event id# 90060) will arise. Eventually, if the Ottoman Empire has been weakened enough (which is often the case), the Congress of Berlin event chain will begin- leading to the one of two possible outcomes, either of which prompts the redrawing of the map in the Balkans. In PDM, there are separate event chains for the Crimean War as well as the Romanian War of Independence that followed it. Typically the Ottoman Empire would remain united throughout the entire game, unless something truly disastrous happened. but rarely would you see a game where any of those countries actually revolted or Romania came to be. The Balkans countries are indeed present either as cores (for Bosnia, Bulgaria and Albania) or as independent countries (Serbia, Montenegro and Greece) with cores on Ottoman territory. Nationalism in the Balkans increased, setting the stage for the Balkan Wars and ultimately for World War 1.Ĭuriously, there isn't anything regarding the Berlin Congress in Vanilla Victoria 2. Ultimately, the Congress didn't achieve its goal. The Bulgarians were allowed to become a principality under Ottoman control, while other countries (Romania, Serbia and Montenegro) had some of their lands returned and were given formal independence. In the end, a compromise was reached: Cyprus was ceded to the British, and Bosnia to Austria-Hungary. Others felt that appeasing the Russians and the various Balkans peoples was the only way to prevent future war. The various states invited to Berlin argued: some felt that a strong Ottoman Empire served as a check for Russia, to prevent it from expanding not only into the Balkans but also the Orient. The various minorities were clamoring either for independence or secession, and with Russia eager to champion their cause the spectre of Europe being dragged into further wars seemed entirely possible. Essentially the problem, as the rest of Europe saw it, was that the Balkans region was unstable and the Ottoman Empire (the 'sick man of Europe') was waning in power and unable to keep the peace. The Congress of Berlin was held in 1878, following the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. The map of Europe was redrawn by the Congress of Berlin (1878). 1.7 What if the Ottoman Empire Refuses to Comply?.1.4 Deciding the Outcome of the Congress.

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